.. _Events.createEvent:

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Events.createEvent
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   :ref:`Event` **createEvent** (:ref:`String` **eventType**)


Parameters
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| **eventType** | The name of an event type: one of "UIEvent", "KeyboardEvent", or "MouseEvent". |
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Description
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Creates an instance of the specified?Event?subclass.

The?Event?returned is a?UIEvent,             KeyboardEvent?or?MouseEvent?object,             depending on the requested type. This object can be passed as a parameter to an element's dispatchEvent             function in order to simulate a user-interaction event.