JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

Event.initEvent( ) — initialize the properties of a new Event

Availability

DOM Level 2 Events

Synopsis

void initEvent(String eventTypeArg,
               boolean canBubbleArg, 
               boolean cancelableArg);

Arguments

eventTypeArg

The type of event. This may be one of the predefined event types, such as “load” or “submit”, or it may be a custom type of your own choosing. Names that begin with “DOM” are reserved, however.

canBubbleArg

Whether the event will bubble.

cancelableArg

Whether the event may be canceled with preventDefault( ).

Description

This method initializes the type, bubbles, and cancelable properties of a synthetic Event object created by Document.createEvent( ). This method may be called on newly created Event objects only before they have been dispatched with the EventTarget.dispatchEvent( ) method.