DeprecatedThis feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The CloseEvent.initCloseEvent()
method initializes the value of a close event once it's been created (normally using the Document.createEvent()
method).
Events initialized in this way must have been created with the Document.createEvent()
method. This method must be called to set the event before it is dispatched, using EventTarget.dispatchEvent()
. Once dispatched, it doesn't do anything anymore.
Do not use this method anymore as it is deprecated.
Instead use specific event constructors, like CloseEvent()
. The page on Creating and triggering events gives more information about the way to use these.
Syntax
event.initMouseEvent(type, canBubble, cancelable, wasClean, reasonCode, reason);
Parameters
type
the string to set the event's type
to. Possible types for mouse events include: click
, mousedown
, mouseup
, mouseover
, mousemove
, mouseout
.
canBubble
whether or not the event can bubble. Sets the value of Event.bubbles
.
cancelable
whether or not the event's default action can be prevented. Sets the value of Event.cancelable
.
wasClean
whether or not the connection was cleanly closed.
reasonCode
the reason of the close.
reason
a DOMString
describing the reason of the close in shuman-readable way.
Specifications
This is no part of any specifications, though it was in some early drafts.
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Update compatibility data on GitHub
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chrome
No support No |
Edge
No support 12 — 79 |
Firefox
No support 8 — 41 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support No |
Firefox Android
No support 8 — 41 |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
Legend
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
See Also
CloseEvent()
constructor, the modern standard way of creating aCloseEvent
Event.initEvent()
is a simpler method serving a similar purpose. It is also obsolete and shouldn't be used any more.
CloseEvent.initCloseEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.