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You can use the dispatchEvent method. const inputField = document.querySelector("#example"); inputField.value = "X"; inputField.dispatchEvent(new Event('change')); jsfiddle
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#1: Initial revision
by
Moshi
·
2021-12-02T19:55:26Z (almost 3 years ago)
You can use the [`dispatchEvent`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventTarget/dispatchEvent) method.
```javascript
const inputField = document.querySelector("#example");
inputField.value = "X";
inputField.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
```
[jsfiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/nh4szqeo/)