The initEvent method is deprecated. Use event constructors instead.
Summary
The initEvent method is used to initialize the value of an event created using document.createEvent.
Syntax
event.initEvent(type, bubbles, cancelable);
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type - The type of event.
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bubbles -
A boolean indicating whether the event should bubble up through the event chain or not (see
bubbles). -
cancelable; -
A boolean indicating whether the event can be canceled (see
cancelable).
Example
// create a click event that bubbles up and
// cannot be canceled
event.initEvent("click", true, false);
The page on Creating and triggering events has a more useful example.
Notes
Events initialized in this way must have been created with the document.createEvent method. initEvent must be called to set the event before it is dispatchEvent.