Event Listeners : window vs document
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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn on 20 Jul 2010 17:40 David Mark wrote: > William Wallace wrote: >> I can't find a definite answer anywhere on when's the right time to >> use window. and when is the right time to use document. when it comes >> to prefixing a call to addEventListener or attachEvent. >> >> I've seen people using window.addEventlistener for onload, mouse >> events and I've seen others using document.addEventListener for those >> same things. > > Using window for load is the same as using body for load. No, it is not. That is one major reason why the `window.onload' approach is flawed. PointedEars -- Use any version of Microsoft Frontpage to create your site. (This won't prevent people from viewing your source, but no one will want to steal it.) -- from <http://www.vortex-webdesign.com/help/hidesource.htm> (404-comp.)
From: David Mark on 20 Jul 2010 17:43
On Jul 20, 5:40 pm, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedE...(a)web.de> wrote: > David Mark wrote: > > William Wallace wrote: > >> I can't find a definite answer anywhere on when's the right time to > >> use window. and when is the right time to use document. when it comes > >> to prefixing a call to addEventListener or attachEvent. > > >> I've seen people using window.addEventlistener for onload, mouse > >> events and I've seen others using document.addEventListener for those > >> same things. > > > Using window for load is the same as using body for load. > > No, it is not. That is one major reason why the `window.onload' approach is > flawed. > Okay, technically speaking, it works the same when it works, which is less often than one could expect the standard body approach to do. |