---
title: initTextEvent
framework: webkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: webkitjs/textevent/1633502-inittextevent
---

# initTextEvent

## Declaration

```data
void initTextEvent(
    optional DOMString typeArg, 
    optional boolean canBubbleArg, 
    optional boolean cancelableArg, 
    optional DOMWindow? viewArg, 
    optional DOMString dataArg
);
```