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JavaScript

Posted by Vic Mercier
Vic Mercier
3,276 Points

Am I using a delegated event?

ul.addEventListener("click", (e) => { console.log("Hello!"); });

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,266 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,266 Points

Assuming "ul" represents an unordered list which has some items, then yes, that handler will respond to clicks on the items as well as on the list itself. It might be hard to see difference since it prints out the same thing each time.

But you could make this change and it would be more obvious:

ul.addEventListener("click", e => console.log(e.target.tagName));