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package org.w3c.dom.events;

import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;


 The DocumentEvent interface provides a mechanism by which the
user can create an Event of a type supported by the implementation. It is
expected that the DocumentEvent interface will be
implemented on the same object which implements the Document
interface in an implementation which supports the Event model.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification.

Since:1.5, DOM Level 2
/**
 *  The <code>DocumentEvent</code> interface provides a mechanism by which the
 * user can create an Event of a type supported by the implementation. It is
 * expected that the <code>DocumentEvent</code> interface will be
 * implemented on the same object which implements the <code>Document</code>
 * interface in an implementation which supports the Event model.
 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Events-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification</a>.
 * @since 1.5, DOM Level 2
 */
public interface DocumentEvent {
    
Params:
  • eventType – The eventType parameter specifies the
  type of Event interface to be created. If the
  Event interface specified is supported by the
  implementation this method will return a new Event of
  the interface type requested. If the Event is to be
  dispatched via the dispatchEvent method the
  appropriate event init method must be called after creation in
  order to initialize the Event's values. As an example,
  a user wishing to synthesize some kind of UIEvent
  would call createEvent with the parameter "UIEvents".
  The initUIEvent method could then be called on the
  newly created UIEvent to set the specific type of
  UIEvent to be dispatched and set its context information.The
  createEvent method is used in creating
  Events when it is either inconvenient or unnecessary
  for the user to create an Event themselves. In cases
  where the implementation provided Event is
  insufficient, users may supply their own Event
  implementations for use with the dispatchEvent method.
Throws:
  • DOMException – 
  NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support the
  type of Event interface requested
Returns:The newly created Event
/**
     *
     * @param eventType The <code>eventType</code> parameter specifies the
     *   type of <code>Event</code> interface to be created. If the
     *   <code>Event</code> interface specified is supported by the
     *   implementation this method will return a new <code>Event</code> of
     *   the interface type requested. If the <code>Event</code> is to be
     *   dispatched via the <code>dispatchEvent</code> method the
     *   appropriate event init method must be called after creation in
     *   order to initialize the <code>Event</code>'s values. As an example,
     *   a user wishing to synthesize some kind of <code>UIEvent</code>
     *   would call <code>createEvent</code> with the parameter "UIEvents".
     *   The <code>initUIEvent</code> method could then be called on the
     *   newly created <code>UIEvent</code> to set the specific type of
     *   UIEvent to be dispatched and set its context information.The
     *   <code>createEvent</code> method is used in creating
     *   <code>Event</code>s when it is either inconvenient or unnecessary
     *   for the user to create an <code>Event</code> themselves. In cases
     *   where the implementation provided <code>Event</code> is
     *   insufficient, users may supply their own <code>Event</code>
     *   implementations for use with the <code>dispatchEvent</code> method.
     * @return The newly created <code>Event</code>
     * @exception DOMException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support the
     *   type of <code>Event</code> interface requested
     */
    public Event createEvent(String eventType)
                             throws DOMException;

}