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Created November 15, 2020 13:32
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How to trigger a specific event on a given element, optionally passing custom data
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triggerEvent.js
const triggerEvent = (el, eventType, detail) =>
el.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(eventType, { detail }));
// Examples
triggerEvent(document.getElementById('myId'), 'click');
triggerEvent(document.getElementById('myId'), 'click', { username: 'bob' });
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