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initCustomEvent method

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Initializes a new custom event that the createEvent method created.

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 4.2

Syntax

var retval = CustomEvent.initCustomEvent(eventType, canBubble, cancelable, detail);

Parameters

eventType [in]

Type: String

A user-defined custom 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.

detail [in]

Type: Object

A user-defined object that can contain additional information about the event. This parameter can be null. This value is returned in the detail property of the event.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Standards information

See also

CustomEvent

 

 

Build date: 11/29/2012

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