# ViewDocumentInputEvent

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Fired before the web browser inputs, deletes, or formats some data.

This event is introduced by [`InputObserver`](module_engine_view_observer_inputobserver-InputObserver.md) and available by default in all editor instances (attached by [`EditingView`](module_engine_view_view-EditingView.md)).

[See source](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/packages/ckeditor5-engine/src/view/observer/inputobserver.ts#L290)

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## Properties

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### `args: [ data: ViewDocumentInputEventData ]`

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### `name: 'beforeinput'`

#### Value

`object`

## Fired by

* [ViewDocument#beforeinput](module_engine_view_document-ViewDocument.md#event-beforeinput)

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