Web/API/InputEvent

The InputEvent interface represents an event notifying the user of editable content changes.

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Constructor

InputEvent()

Creates an InputEvent object.

Properties

This interface inherits properties from its parents, UIEvent and Event.'

InputEvent.dataRead only

Returns a DOMString with the inserted characters. This may be an empty string if the change doesn't insert text (such as when deleting characters, for example).

InputEvent.dataTransferRead only

Returns a DataTransfer object containing information about richtext or plaintext data being added to or removed from editable content.

InputEvent.inputTypeRead only

Returns the type of change for editable content such as, for example, inserting, deleting, or formatting text. See the property page for a complete list of input types.

InputEvent.isComposingRead only

Returns a Boolean value indicating if the event is fired after compositionstart and before compositionend.

Methods

This interface inherits methods from its parents, UIEvent and Event.'

InputEvent.getTargetRanges()

Returns an array of static ranges that will be affected by a change to the DOM if the input event is not canceled.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Input Events Level 2The definition of 'InputEvent' in that specification.	Working Draft
UI EventsThe definition of 'InputEvent' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
InputEvent Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 31	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 31	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
InputEvent() constructor Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 31	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 31	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
data Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 67	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 67	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
dataTransfer Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 67	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 67	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
getTargetRanges Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
inputType Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 66	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 66	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
isComposing Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 31	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android Full support 31	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also

• beforeinput event
• input event

InputEvent by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.