How do I programmatically trigger an “input” event without jQuery?

Question

I installed an event handler on an input using

var element = document.getElementById(\'some-input\');
element.addEventListener(\'input\', functi         


        

Answer 1

This answer is buried in a comment, but is more concise than the most popular answer, so I'm gonna give it a shot as its own answer. Hope it helps.

element.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));

Or maybe even just...

element.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));