Function fireEvent

packages/base/src/UI5Element.ts:1049–1062

* * @public * @param name - name of the event * @param data - additional data for the event * @param cancelable - true, if the user can call preventDefault on the event object * @param bubbles - true, if the event bubbles * @returns false, if the event was cancelled (preventDefault calle

(name: string, data?: T, cancelable = false, bubbles = true)

	 * @deprecated use fireDecoratorEvent instead
	 */
	fireEvent<T>(name: string, data?: T, cancelable = false, bubbles = true): boolean {
		const eventResult = this._fireEvent(name, data, cancelable, bubbles);
		const pascalCaseEventName = kebabToPascalCase(name);

		// pascal events are more convinient for native react usage
		// live-change:
		//	 Before: onlive-change
		//	 After: onLiveChange
		if (pascalCaseEventName !== name) {
			return eventResult && this._fireEvent(pascalCaseEventName, data, cancelable, bubbles);
		}

		return eventResult;
	}

	/**
	 * Fires a custom event, configured via the "event" decorator.