Trigger a keypress/keydown/keyup event in JS/jQuery?

Question

What is the best way to simulate a user entering text in a text input box in JS and/or jQuery?

I don\'t want to actually put text in the input box,

Answer 1

You could dispatching events like

el.dispatchEvent(new Event('focus'));
el.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keypress',{'key':'a'}));