dispatchEvent method

Dispatches an event to an object.

Syntax

var retVal = SVGElementInstance.dispatchEvent(evt);

evt [in]

Type: Event

An object reference to the event to be dispatched.

retVal [out, retval]

Type: boolean

Indicates whether preventDefault() was called by an event listener handling the dispatched event.

Value	Meaning
true	No event listener called preventDefault().
false	An event listener called preventDefault().

Type: boolean

Indicates whether preventDefault() was called by an event listener handling the dispatched event.

true

No event listener called preventDefault().

false

An event listener called preventDefault().

Exception	Condition
InvalidStateError	The type attribute of the event object was not specified before the event was dispatched. For versions earlier than Internet Explorer 10, UNSPECIFIED_EVENT_TYPE_ERR is returned.
InvalidCharacterError	The event was already dispatched. For versions earlier than Internet Explorer 10, DISPATCH_REQUEST_ERR is returned.
InvalidCharacterError	The value specified for the type attribute violates restrictions for the specific event type. For versions earlier than Internet Explorer 10, INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR is returned.
NotSupportedError	The event object was not created using the `DocumentEvent.createEvent` method. For versions earlier than Internet Explorer 10, NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR is returned.