ToggleEvent: newState property

Baseline 2023
Newly available

Since November 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The newState read-only property of the ToggleEvent interface is a string representing the state the element is transitioning to.

Value

A string. Possible values are "open" (the popover is being shown) or "closed" (the popover is being hidden).

Examples

js
const popover = document.getElementById("mypopover");

// …

popover.addEventListener("beforetoggle", (event) => {
  if (event.newState === "open") {
    console.log("Popover is being shown");
  } else {
    console.log("Popover is being hidden");
  }
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-toggleevent-newstate

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
newState
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 114 (Release date: 2023-05-30)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 114 (Release date: 2023-06-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 120 (Release date: 2023-11-21)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 100 (Release date: 2023-06-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 114 (Release date: 2023-05-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 120 (Release date: 2023-11-21)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 76 (Release date: 2023-06-26)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 23 (Release date: 2023-10-18)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 114 (Release date: 2023-05-30)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also