InputEvent: data property
The data
read-only property of the
InputEvent
interface returns a string with inserted
characters. This may be an empty string if the change doesn't insert text, such as when
characters are deleted.
Value
A string or null
. The spec has an overview of its value in various cases.
Examples
In the following example, an event listener receives the input event. Any textual change
to the <input>
element is retrieved by InputEvent.data
and
inserted into a paragraph using the
Node.textContent
property.
html
<p>Some text to copy and paste.</p>
<input type="text" />
<p class="result"></p>
js
const editable = document.querySelector("input");
const result = document.querySelector(".result");
editable.addEventListener("input", (e) => {
result.textContent = `Inputted text: ${e.data}`;
});
Specifications
Specification |
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Input Events Level 2 # dfn-data |
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