JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

25.287. UIEvent.initUIEvent( ): initialize the properties of a UIEvent object

DOM Level 2 Events

25.287.1. Synopsis

void initUIEvent(String typeArg, boolean canBubbleArg, boolean cancelableArg, Window viewArg, long detailArg);

25.287.1.1. Arguments

typeArg

The event type.

canBubbleArg

Whether the event will bubble.

cancelableArg

Whether the event may be canceled with preventDefault( ).

viewArg

The window in which the event occurred.

detailArg

The detail property for the event.

25.287.2. Description

This method initializes the view and detail properties of this UIEvent and also the type, bubbles, and cancelable properties inherited from the Event interface. This method may be called only on newly created UIEvent objects, before they have been passed to Element.dispatchEvent( ).

25.287.3. See Also

Document.createEvent( ), Event.initEvent( ), MouseEvent.initMouseEvent( )