XML DOM dispatchEvent() method
Definition and usage
The dispatchEvent() method dispatches a synthetic event to the node.
Syntax:
dispatchEvent(evt)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| evt | is required. The Event object to be dispatched. |
Return value
If the event propagation process called evt of preventDefault() method, then return false, otherwise return true.
throws
If the Event object evt Not initialized, or its type attribute is null or empty, the method will throw an exception.
Description
This method will dispatch a synthetic event, which is Document.createEvent() Create, initialized by an initialization method defined by the Event interface or one of its child interfaces.
The node that calls this method becomes the target node of the event, which is the first to propagate down the document tree at the capture phase. If the bubbles attribute of the event is true, then after the event is handled by the target node itself, it will bubble up along the document tree.
