UIEvent()

The UIEvent() constructor creates a new UIEvent.

Syntax

event = new UIEvent(typeArg [, UIEventInit])

Values

typeArg

Is a DOMString representing the name of the event.

UIEventInit Optional

Is a UIEventInit dictionary, having the following fields:

  • detail: optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that is a event-dependant value associated with the event. UIEvent.detail lists the semantic for standard events.
  • view: optional and defaulting to null, of type WindowProxy, that is the Window associated with the event .
  • sourceCapabilities: An instance of the InputDeviceCapabilities interface which provides information about the physical device responsible for generating a touch event.

Note: The UIEventInit dictionary also accepts fields from the EventInit dictionary.

Specifications

Specification
UI Events
# dom-uievent-uievent

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
UIEvent
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No
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1
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7
1.0

See also

  • UIEvent, the interface of the objects it constructs.

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