Javascript custom events

Question

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How to trigger event in JavaScript
JavaScript custom Event Listener

I have created new custom event this way:

window.addEventListener('customEvent', function () { doSomethingOnEvent(); }, false);

How can I trigger this kind of custom event?

Answer 1

You must init the event first:

var myCustomEvent = document.createEvent("Event");
myCustomEvent.initEvent("customEvent",true,true);

And then to trigger it:

document.dispatchEvent(myCustomEvent);