Talk:DOM:element.addEventListener

From MDC

random notes:

• I think the "traditional" way should be on a separate page discussing events.
• The "this" section should be updated to explicitly warn about a common var myObject = {listener: function() { this.doStuff() }, doStuff: function() {alert("yay")} }; addEventListener("load", myObject.listener, false); mistake.
• registering/removing anonymous functions listeners
• listener as an object implementing the interface (with possible uses)
• fourth param, useful for chrome code.

I hope to remember to add this later this week. --Nickolay 14:24, 28 March 2006 (PST)

I know that in Gecko at least, even if you just add a javascript function event listener, it is passed the event, so you can use something like:

function modifyText(aEvent) {
  aEvent.target.nodeValue = "pants";
}

to get hold of the object. I'm not sure if that's a Gecko bug or some specification in the DOM though.

--DigDug 10:21, 14 Feb 2008 (CST)