web api instance property
NavigateEvent: userInitiated property
The userInitiated read-only property of the
NavigateEvent interface returns true if the navigation was initiated by the user (e.g., by clicking a link, submitting a form, or pressing the browser’s “Back”/“Forward” buttons), or false otherwise.
[!NOTE] The table found at Appendix: types of navigations shows which navigation types are user-initiated.
Value
A boolean value—true if the navigation is user-initiated, false if not.
Examples
Getting userInitiated for an event
navigation.addEventListener("navigate", (event) => {
console.log(event.userInitiated);
});
Specifications
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.