dispatch_event method

dispatch_event

This method allows the dispatch of events into the implementations event model.

Returns

The return value of EventTarget.dispatch_event indicates whether any of the listeners which handled the event called Event.prevent_default. If Event.prevent_default was called the value is false, else the value is true.

def dispatch_event(self, event):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
eventEventSpecifies the event type, behavior, and contextual information to be used in processing the event.

Remarks

Events dispatched in this manner will have the same capturing and bubbling behavior as events dispatched directly by the implementation. The target of the event is the EventTarget on which EventTarget.dispatch_event is called.### Exceptions

ExceptionDescription
DOMException

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