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CloseEvent.constructor

The CloseEvent() constructor creates a new CloseEvent.

Syntax

 event = new CloseEvent(typeArg, closeEventInit);

Values

typeArg
Is a DOMString representing the name of the event.
closeEventInitOptional
Is a CloseEventInit dictionary, having the following fields:
  • "wasClean", optional and defaulting to false, of type long, indicates if the connection has been closed cleanly or not.
  • "code", optional and defaulting to 0, of type unsigned short, that is the connection close code sent by the server.
  • "reason", optional and defaulting to '', of type DOMString, that is a human-readable reason why the server closed the connection.

The CloseEventInit dictionary also accepts fields from the EventInit dictionary.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'CloseEvent()' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support ? ? 8 ? ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? ? 8 ? ? ?

See also

  • CloseEvent, the interface of the objects it constructs.

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