initEvent method (Windows)

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Initializes a new generic event that the createEvent method created.

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 4.1

Syntax

object.initEvent(eventType, canBubble, cancelable)

Parameters

eventType [in]

Type: String

The event type.

canBubble [in]

Type: Boolean

true (true): The event should propagate upward.
false (false): The event does not propagate upward.

cancelable [in]

Type: Boolean

true (true): The default action can be canceled.
false (false): The default action cannot be canceled.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 4.1

Remarks

You can call the initEvent method only before the dispatchEvent method dispatches the event object. After the event is dispatched, its properties cannot be changed.

initEvent method

Syntax

Parameters

Return value

Standards information

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