createEvent method
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Creates a Document Object Model (DOM) event of the specified type.
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Syntax
HRESULT retVal = object.createEvent(eventType, );
Standards information
- The canvas element, Section 1.5
Parameters
eventType [in]
Type: BSTR
One of the following values. Case is not important.
Event
Creates a Event object.
Events
Same as Event.
CompositionEvent
Creates a CompositionEvent object.
CustomEvent
Creates a CustomEvent object.
DragEvent
Creates a DragEvent object.
FocusEvent
Creates a FocusEvent object.
KeyboardEvent
Creates a KeyboardEvent object.
MessageEvents
Creates a MessageEvent object.
MouseEvent
Creates a MouseEvent object.
MouseEvents
Same as MouseEvent.
MouseWheelEvent
Creates a MouseWheelEvent object.
MutationEvent
Creates a MutationEvent object.
MutationEvents
Same as MutationEvent.
StorageEvent
Creates a StorageEvent object.
TextEvent
Creates a TextEvent object.
UIEvent
Creates a UIEvent object
UIEvents
Same as UIEvent.
ppEvent [out, retval]
Type: IDOMEvent
The address of a pointer to IDOMEvent that receives the event object.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
This method can return one of these values.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
| S_OK | The operation completed successfully. |
Remarks
If the event object is to be dispatched with dispatchEvent, the appropriate event initialization method must be called. For example, after creating an event of type UIEvent, call initUIEvent to initialize the event object's values.
**Security Warning: **For security reasons, events generated with createEvent are untrusted and have a isTrusted value of VARIANT_FALSE.
See also
Reference
Build date: 1/23/2012
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