InputEvent inputType property

DOM Events InputEvent

Definition and Usage

inputType The property returns the type of change completed by the event.

Possible values:

  • "insertText"
  • "insertReplacementText"
  • "insertLineBreak"
  • "insertParagraph"
  • "insertOrderedList"
  • "insertUnorderedList"
  • "insertHorizontalRule"
  • "insertFromYank"
  • "insertFromDrop"
  • "insertFromPaste"
  • "insertTranspose"
  • "insertCompositionText"
  • "insertFromComposition"
  • "insertLink"
  • "deleteByComposition"
  • "deleteCompositionText"
  • "deleteWordBackward"
  • "deleteWordForward"
  • "deleteSoftLineBackward"
  • "deleteSoftLineForward"
  • "deleteEntireSoftLine"
  • "deleteHardLineBackward"
  • "deleteHardLineForward"
  • "deleteByDrag"
  • "deleteByCut"
  • "deleteByContent"
  • "deleteContentBackward"
  • "deleteContentForward"
  • "historyUndo"
  • "historyRedo"
  • "formatBold"
  • "formatItalic"
  • "formatUnderline"
  • "formatStrikethrough"
  • "formatSuperscript"
  • "formatSubscript"
  • "formatJustifyFull"
  • "formatJustifyCenter"
  • "formatJustifyRight"
  • "formatJustifyLeft"
  • "formatIndent"
  • "formatOutdent"
  • "formatRemove"
  • "formatSetBlockTextDirection"
  • "formatSetInlineTextDirection"
  • "formatBackColor"
  • "formatFontColor"
  • "formatFontName"

Example

Return the input type of the event:

function myFunction(event) {
  var x = event.inputType;
}

Try It Yourself

Syntax

event.inputType

Technical Details

Return Value: A string value indicating the type of action completed.

Browser Support

Properties Chrome IE Firefox Safari Opera
inputType 60 Not Supported Not Supported Supported 47

Related Pages

Document execCommand() Method

DOM Events InputEvent