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CompositionEvent: initCompositionEvent() method

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The initCompositionEvent() method of the CompositionEvent interface initializes the attributes of a CompositionEvent object instance.

[!NOTE] The correct way of creating a CompositionEvent is to use the constructor CompositionEvent().

Syntax

initCompositionEvent(type, canBubble, cancelable, view, data, locale)

Parameters

  • type
    • : A string representing the type of composition event; this will be one of compositionstart, compositionupdate, or compositionend.
  • canBubble
    • : A boolean value specifying whether or not the event can bubble.
  • cancelable
    • : A boolean value indicating whether or not the event can be canceled.
  • view
    • : The Window object from which the event was generated.
  • data
    • : A string representing the value of the data attribute.
  • locale
    • : A string representing the value of the locale attribute.

Return value

None (undefined).

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also