TransitionEvent.initTransitionEvent()

Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Do not use it in old or new projects. Pages or Web apps using it may break at any time.

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The TransitionEvent.initTransitionEvent() method Initializes a transition event created using the deprecated Document.createEvent("TransitionEvent") method.

TransitionEvent created that way are untrusted.

Note: this method has been dropped during the standard process. It has been deprecated and is in the progress of been removed from most implementation. Do not use it anymore, use the standard constructor, TransitionEvent(), to create a synthetic TransitionEvent

Syntax

transitionEvent.initTransitionEvent(typeArg, canBubbleArg, cancelableArg, transitionNameArg, elapsedTimeArg);

Parameters

typeArg
Is a DOMString identifying the specific type of transition event that occurred. The following value is allowed:
Value Meaning
transitionend The transition completed.
canBubbleArg
Is a Boolean flag indicating if the event can bubble (true) or not (false).
cancelableArg
Is a Boolean flag indicating if the event associated action can be avoided (true) or not (false).
transitionNameArg
Is a DOMString containing the name of the CSS property associated with the transition. This value is not affected by the transition-delay property.
elapsedTimeArg
Is float giving the amount of time the transition has been running, in seconds, when this event fired.

Specifications

This method is non-standard and not part of any specification, though it was present in early drafts of CSS Transitions.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
initTransitionEvent() (Yes) 6.0 (6.0)
Removed in 23.0 (23.0)
10.0 (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
initTransitionEvent() (Yes) 6.0 (6.0)
Removed in 23.0 (23.0)
10.0 (Yes) (Yes)

See also

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