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JavaScript

Brian Polonia
Brian Polonia
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Posted by Brian Polonia
Brian Polonia
25,139 Points

Can event listeners fire on a node list?

Hello,

Can I have an event listener fire on a node list?

For example lets say I have 3 inputs with class of "first" and I add an event listener using getElementsByClassName('first');, will the function passed to the event listener fire on any of those elements?

I am trying it and it isn't working, but it does work if I specify which item from the node list to fire on. For example, if I select the first item from the node list like so, getElementsByClassName('first')[0]; then it works.

1 Answer

Niclas Valentiner
Niclas Valentiner
8,947 Points
Niclas Valentiner
Niclas Valentiner
8,947 Points

You can put the same event listener on all of the elements, just run through them in a loop. A simple for loop fixes it all but I'd recommend storing all the elements in a variable, like so:

var inputs = window.getElementsByClassName('first');

for( var i = 0 ; inputs.length < i ; i++ ) {
    //Add event listener to inputs[i] here
}
Brian Polonia
Brian Polonia
25,139 Points
Brian Polonia
Brian Polonia
25,139 Points

Ha! Makes sense. Thanks so much!