HTM DOM Document createEvent()

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Example

Simulate a mouseover event:

const ev = document.createEvent("MouseEvent");
ev.initMouseEvent("mouseover", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);

document.getElementById("myDiv").dispatchEvent(ev);

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Description

The createEvent() method creates an event object.

The event must be of a legal event type, and must be initialized (dipatched) before use.

Syntax

document.createEvent(type)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
type	Required. The type of event. AnimationEvent ClipboardEvent DragEvent FocusEvent HashChangeEvent InputEvent KeyboardEvent MouseEvent PageTransitionEvent PopStateEvent ProgressEvent StorageEvent TouchEvent TransitionEvent UiEvent WheelEvent

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	An Event object.

Browser Support

document.createEvent() is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9-11

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