ToggleEvent
The ToggleEvent
interface represents an event notifying the user an Element's state has changed.
This is the event object for the HTMLElement
beforetoggle
and toggle
events, which fire on some elements just before and just after they transition between showing and hidden, respectively.
Constructor
ToggleEvent()
-
Creates an
ToggleEvent
object.
Instance properties
This interface inherits properties from its parent, Event
.
ToggleEvent.newState
Read only-
A string (either
"open"
or"closed"
), representing the state the element is transitioning to. ToggleEvent.oldState
Read only-
A string (either
"open"
or"closed"
), representing the state the element is transitioning from.
Examples
Basic example
js
const popover = document.getElementById("mypopover");
// ...
popover.addEventListener("beforetoggle", (event) => {
if (event.newState === "open") {
console.log("Popover is being shown");
} else {
console.log("Popover is being hidden");
}
});
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # toggleevent |
Browser compatibility
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