Triggering click events from within a FF sandbox

Question

I am trying to trigger a click event on an element on a page from within a Firefox sandbox. I have tried using jQuery's .click() as well as doing:

var evt = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
evt.initEvent("click", true, false );
toClick[0].dispatchEvent(evt);

Has anyone been able to trigger a click event on a page in the browser through a sandbox? I can get the DOM element fine, but triggering the event is a different story.

What do you mean by a "Firefox sandbox"? – Tyler Jun 19 '10 at 06:09 — Tyler, Jun 19 '10 at 06:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 26 '10 at 19:42

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You have to create the event on the right document:

var evt = pageDocument.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
evt.initEvent("click", true, false );
toClick[0].dispatchEvent(evt);

The true means the event "bubbles" and the false means the event cannot be cancelled. From https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.initEvent

edited Jun 26 '10 at 19:42

Tyler

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answered Jun 26 '10 at 18:51

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I edited your answer to include a description of what the boolean params to initEvent mean, plus a link. Hope you don't mind! – Tyler Jun 26 '10 at 19:42

Triggering click events from within a FF sandbox

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