TextUpdateEvent: TextUpdateEvent() constructor

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The TextUpdateEvent() constructor returns a new TextUpdateEvent object.

Syntax

js
new TextUpdateEvent(type)
new TextUpdateEvent(type, options)

type

A string representing the type of the event. Possible values: "textupdate".

An optional object with the following properties:

A number representing the offset of the first character within the editable region text that needs to be updated.

A number representing the offset of the last character within the editable region text that needs to be updated.

A string representing the text that needs to be inserted.

A number representing the offset of the selection start within the editable region text.

A number representing the offset of the selection end within the editable region text.

A number representing the offset of the start of the composition within the editable region text.

A number representing the offset of the end of the composition within the editable region text.

Specification

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