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initTextEvent Example
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initTextEvent.htm
<html>
<head>
<!--
//http://help.dottoro.com/ljuecqgv.php
-->
<script type="text/javascript">
function Init () {
var textarea = document.getElementById ("textarea");
if (textarea.addEventListener) {
// Google Chrome and Safari
textarea.addEventListener ('textInput', OnTextInput, false);
// Internet Explorer from version 9
textarea.addEventListener ("textinput", OnTextInput, false);
}
}
function InsertText () {
try {
var textEvent = document.createEvent('TextEvent');
textEvent.initTextEvent ('textInput', true, true, null, "New text", 9, "en-US");
var textarea = document.getElementById ("textarea");
textarea.selectionStart = 0;
textarea.selectionEnd = 0;
textarea.dispatchEvent(textEvent);
}
catch (e) {
alert ("Your browser does not support this example!");
}
}
function OnTextInput (event) {
alert ("The inserted content: " + event.data);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="Init ();">
<textarea id="textarea">Textarea</textarea>
<button onclick="InsertText ()">Insert text at the front of the textarea</button>
</body>
</html>
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