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simplified.
simplified.

Reputation: 571

Adding Event Listeners on Elements - Javascript

Are there ways for me to listen for onblur or onclick events in javascript from an onload function? instead of doing it in the element itself.

<input type="button" id="buttonid" value="click" onclick="func()">

to become something like

function onload() {
      var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");
      button.addEventListener("onclick", function() { alert("alert");});
}

EDIT

<html>

<head>

     <script>

     function onload() {

        var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");

        if(button.addEventListener){
             button.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("alert");});
        } else {
             button.attachEvent("click", function() { alert("alert");});
        };
     };

          window.onload = onload;


     </script>

</head>

<body>

<input type="button" id="buttonid" value="click">


</body>

</html>

UPDATE

 <script type="text/javascript">

 function on_load() {

    var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");

    if(button.addEventListener){
         button.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("alert");});
    } else {
         button.attachEvent("click", function() { alert("alert");});
    };
 };

      window.onload = on_load();


 </script>

Upvotes: 17

Views: 86492

Answers (5)

Jerzy Drożdż
Jerzy Drożdż

Reputation: 448

The better way it's used DOM (works perfectly) like this. Firs write Yours function/class and use it in:

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
  // put here code
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    function myFunc(){ alert('Hellow there!'); }
    
    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
        document.getElementById('mybtn').addEventListener('click', myFunc);
    });
  </script>
</head>
  <body>
    <button id="mybtn">Cklik!</button>
  </body>
</html>

It's doesn't matter where You used this few lines. You can put it in head or in body.

Upvotes: 2

Waheed Rahman
Waheed Rahman

Reputation: 82

<script>
var click = document.getElementById("click");
click.addEventListener("click", function() {
  var required = document.getElementById("required").value;
  if (required===null || required==="") {
    alert("Please make sure all required field are completed");
  }
  else  {
    alert("Thank you! \nYour sumbission has been accepted and you will receive a conformation email shortly! \nYou will now be taken to the Home page.");
  }
});
</script><html>
<body>
<div id="popup">
    <textarea cols="30" rows="2" name="required" id="required"></textarea>
    <input type="submit" id="click" value="Submit">
           <input type="reset" value="Reset" />
</div>
</body>
</html>

Upvotes: 0

Shef
Shef

Reputation: 45589

The way you are doing it is fine, but your event listener for the click event should be like this:

button.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("alert");});

Notice, the click event should be attached with "click", not "onclick".

You can also try doing this the old way:

function onload() {
   var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");
   // add onclick event 
   button.onclick = function() { 
        alert("alert");
   }
}

Update 1

You need to also monitor for IE < 9, because those Vs use attachEvent(). Attach the event like this, so it will work with dinosaur browsers:

if(button.addEventListener){
    button.addEventListener('click', function() { alert("alert");});    
} else if(button.attachEvent){ // IE < 9 :(
    button.attachEvent('onclick', function() { alert("alert");});
}

Update 2

Based on your edit, this should work works just fine.

<html>
    <head>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            function init() {
                var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");
                if(button.addEventListener){
                    button.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("alert");}, false);
                } else if(button.attachEvent){
                    button.attachEvent("onclick", function() { alert("alert");});
                }
            };
            if(window.addEventListener){
                window.addEventListener("load", init, false);
            } else if(window.attachEvent){
                window.attachEvent("onload", init);
            } else{
               document.addEventListener("load", init, false);
            }
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <input type="button" id="buttonid" value="click">
    </body>
</html>

Please, do not use window.onload = on_load();, this will prevent all other onload event listeners from getting fired, or you are risking for your event listener to get overwritten. Consider attaching the onload event the way I am suggesting above.

Upvotes: 18

thescientist
thescientist

Reputation: 2948

to further my conversation in the comments section...

@simplified, try putting this in the < head > of your page

<script type="text/javascript">
function my_onload() {
  var button = document.getElementById("buttonid");
  if(button.addEventListener){
    button.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("alert");}, true);
  }else{
    button.attachEvent("click", function() { alert("alert");});
  };
};
window.onload = my_onload;
</script>

and see what happens. also, please advise us on which browser you are using. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.addEventListener

Upvotes: 0

FishBasketGordo
FishBasketGordo

Reputation: 23132

A better way to dynamically add event handlers would be to use a JavaScript library like jQuery, because it will abstract away any browser-specific details.

Upvotes: 0

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