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CompositionEvent

The DOM CompositionEvent represents events that occur due to the user indirectly entering text.

Event UIEvent CompositionEvent

Constructor

CompositionEvent()

Creates a new CompositionEvent object instance.

Instance properties

This interface also inherits properties of its parent, UIEvent, and its ancestor — Event.

CompositionEvent.data Read only

Returns the characters generated by the input method that raised the event; its varies depending on the type of event that generated the CompositionEvent object.

CompositionEvent.locale Read only Deprecated Non-standard

Returns the locale of current input method (for example, the keyboard layout locale if the composition is associated with IME).

Instance methods

This interface also inherits methods of its parent, UIEvent, and its ancestor — Event.

CompositionEvent.initCompositionEvent() Deprecated

Initializes the attributes of a CompositionEvent object.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
CompositionEvent 26 12 53 No 15 7 4.4 26 53 14 7 1.5
CompositionEvent 15 12 9 9 15 5 4.4 18 9 14 5 1.0
data 15 12 9 9 15 5 ≤37 18 9 14 5 1.0
initCompositionEvent 15 12 9 9 15 5 4.4 18 9 14 5 1.5
locale No 12–79 9 9 No No No No 9 No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CompositionEvent