MIDIMessageEvent: MIDIMessageEvent() constructor

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The MIDIMessageEvent() constructor creates a new {{domxref("MIDIMessageEvent")}} object. Typically this constructor is not used as events are created when a {{domxref("MIDIInput")}} finishes receiving one or more MIDI messages.

Syntax

new MIDIMessageEvent(type)
new MIDIMessageEvent(type, options)

Parameters

• type
  • : A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers always set it to MIDIMessageEvent.
• options {{optional_inline}}
  • : An object that, in addition of the properties defined in {{domxref("Event/Event", "Event()")}}, can have the following properties:
    • data
      • : A {{jsxref("Uint8Array")}} instance containing the data bytes of the MIDI message.

Return value

A new {{domxref("MIDIMessageEvent")}} object.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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