isTrusted Event Property - Javascript DOM

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Description

The isTrusted event property tells if the event is triggered by the user or by a script.

Return Value

A Boolean, indicating whether the event is trusted

The following code shows how to find out if a specific event is trusted:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<button id="myBtn" onclick="myFunction(event)">Test</button>

<button onclick="triggerClick()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction(event) {/*from  w  w  w  . ja v  a 2  s.  c  om*/
        if (event.isTrusted) {
            console.log("The " + event.type + " event is trusted.");
        } else {
            console.log("The " + event.type + " event is not trusted.");
        }
}

function triggerClick() {
    var btn = document.getElementById("myBtn");
    btn.click();
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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