[Javascript] Differences with event handlers
Peter Brunone
peter at brunone.com
Mon Jul 12 13:23:58 CDT 2010
Nothing like getting ready for disappointment :)
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From: "Terry Riegel" <riegel at clearimageonline.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:58 PM
To: "JavaScript List" <javascript at lists.evolt.org>
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Differences with event handlers
Peter,
I am planning for a degraded experience, yes.
Matt, David,
Thanks for the advise I will work on implementation.
Terry
On Jul 12, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Peter Brunone wrote:
> Do you have to use an anchor at all? Why not just a div or button? That
> way there's no default behavior that you have to cancel... or are you
> trying to plan for js-less clients?
>
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> From: "Terry Riegel" <riegel at clearimageonline.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:51 AM
> To: "JavaScript List" <javascript at lists.evolt.org>
> Subject: [Javascript] Differences with event handlers
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have an issue with event handlers and am not sure how to resolve it...
>
> I can handle a click event for an anchor one of two ways...
>
> 1. anchorObj.addEventListener( 'click', fn, false ); // or attachEvent
>
> or
>
> 2. anchorObj.onclick=fn;
>
> With the second method I can "return false;" from fn and it stops the
> browser from doing the normal thing, but with the addEventListener it
still
> sends the anchor.
>
> What is the best way to get the first method to work like the second
one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Terry
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