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Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The Event() constructor creates a new Event object. An event created in this way is called a synthetic event, as opposed to an event fired by the browser, and can be dispatched by a script.
new Event(type)
new Event(type, options)
type
A string with the name of the event.
options Optional
An object with the following properties:
bubbles Optional
A boolean value indicating whether the event bubbles. The default is false.
cancelable Optional
A boolean value indicating whether the event can be cancelled. The default is false.
composed Optional
A boolean value indicating whether the event will trigger listeners outside of a shadow root (see Event.composed for more details). The default is false.
A new Event object.
// create a look event that bubbles up and cannot be canceled
const evt = new Event("look", { bubbles: true, cancelable: false });
document.dispatchEvent(evt);
// event can be dispatched from any element, not only the document
myDiv.dispatchEvent(evt);
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