JavaScript document.createEvent() Method

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JavaScript document.createEvent() Method

The document.createEvent() method creates an event of the type specified.

The returned object should be first initialized and can then be passed to targetElement.dispatchEvent.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button id="myBtn" onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <p ondblclick="myDblClick()">Double Click Me</p> <script> function myFunction(){ alert("Hello"); } function myDblClick(){ var x = document.createEvent("MouseEvent"); x.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null); document.getElementById("myBtn").dispatchEvent(x); } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

document.createEvent(type)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
typeRequiredA string that represents the type of event to be created.

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