TextEvent: initTextEvent() method

{{APIRef("UI Events")}}{{deprecated_header}}

The initTextEventEvent() method of the {{domxref("TextEvent")}} interface initializes the value of a TextEvent after it has been created.

This method must be called to set the event before it is dispatched, using {{ domxref("EventTarget.dispatchEvent()") }}.

[!NOTE] In general, you won't create these events yourself; they are created by the browser.

Syntax

initTextEvent(type)
initTextEvent(type, bubbles)
initTextEvent(type, bubbles, cancelable)
initTextEvent(type, bubbles, cancelable, view)
initTextEvent(type, bubbles, cancelable, view, data)

Parameters

• type
  • : A string to set the event's {{domxref("Event.type", "type")}} to. There is only one event type for a {{domxref("TextEvent")}}: textInput.
• bubbles {{optional_inline}}
  • : A boolean indicating whether or not the event can bubble. false by default. Sets the value of {{domxref("Event.bubbles")}}.
• cancelable {{optional_inline}}
  • : A boolean indicating whether or not the event's default action can be prevented. false by default. Sets the value of {{domxref("Event.cancelable")}}.
• view {{optional_inline}}
  • : The {{glossary("WindowProxy")}} object from which the event was generated. null by default.
• data {{optional_inline}}
  • : A string to set event's data attribute.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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