jQuery trigger mousedown registered by addEventListener

Question

I want to simulate fake mousedown event by jQuery trigger() method, and I register mousedown event by native javascript method - addEventListener(). And I found it can\'t b

Answer 1

Try using

EventTarget.dispatchEvent

MDN link

Your code will be something like

var elem = document.getElementById('square');
elem.addEventListener('mousedown', function () {
    alert('addEventListener');
});
$(elem).on('mousedown', function () {
    alert('on');
});

elem.dispatchEvent(new Event('mousedown'))

You might have to use fireEvent if you are considering IE.

object.fireEvent(bstrEventName, pvarEventObject, pfCancelled) 

MSDN link

It would be like

if (document.createEvent) {
    element.dispatchEvent(event);
} else {
    element.fireEvent("on" + event.eventType, event);
}