Simulate Mouse Click Event Using JavaScript

You can simulate your mouse clicks in javascript easily using MouseEvent constructor.

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Nowdays simulating process is common between programmers to avoid doing tasks on their owns and it obvious why do they do it by own when they can simulate that process which will work for them whenever they want, program once and use for lifetime :).

You can also simulate the process using JavaScript. In this article, we’ll look at how we can simulate a mouse click with JavaScript.

So question arises that how can we simulate it with JavaScript, so basically we are going to use MouseEvent constructor of JavaScript, if you don't know what MouseEvent does you'll see that in action in this article.

MouseEvent

The MouseEventinterface represents events that occur due to the user interacting with a pointing device (such as a mouse). Common events using this interface include click, dblclick, mouseup, mousedown.

Learn more about MouseEvent.

MouseEvent constructor supports multiple browser compatibility, so you can use this for any browser you want.

MouseEvent Constructor in Action

Lets trigger a mouse click event by using the MouseEvent constructor.