The InputEvent Object represents all the events that correspond to content change of a form element.
Properties
Here, “InputEvent” can have the following properties/methods −
Property/Method | Description |
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data | It returns the string corresponding to inserted character |
dataTransfer | It returns an object containing information about the interested/deleted data |
getTargetRanges() | Returns an array containing target ranges that will be affected by the insertion/deletion. |
inputType | It returns the type of input |
isComposing | It returns the state of the event |
Example
Let us see an example for InputEvent data property −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>InputEvent Data</title> <style> form { width:70%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } * { padding: 2px; margin:5px; } input[type="button"] { border-radius: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <form> <fieldset> <legend>InputEvent-Data</legend> <label>Fill in the blanks: <input type="text" id="textSelect" placeholder="__ for Apple" oninput="getEventData(event)"> </label> <div id="divDisplay"></div> </fieldset> </form> <script> var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay"); var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect"); function getEventData(InputEvent) { if(InputEvent.data === 'A') divDisplay.textContent = 'Correct Answer'; else divDisplay.textContent = 'Try Again, '+textSelect.placeholder; textSelect.textContent = ''; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
Before typing anything in the text field −
After typing wrong answer in the text field −
After typing correct answer in the text field −