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JavaScript DOM Scripting By Example Improving the Application Code The DOMContentLoaded Event

Posted by Leon Segal
Leon Segal
14,754 Points

DOMContentLoaded is not firing

I only get the desired outcome when I use:

window.addEventListener('load', () => {
    // code here
});

I am running ubuntu and using the latest firefox browser.

Anyone know why this is?

2 Answers

Tom Geraghty
Tom Geraghty
24,174 Points
Tom Geraghty
Tom Geraghty
24,174 Points

97.67% of browsers support DOMContentLoaded according to CanIUse. Paste in your code and we'll see. Should be something like this: 

<script>
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) {
    console.log("DOM fully loaded and parsed");
  });
</script>
Justin Hicks
Justin Hicks
14,290 Points
Justin Hicks
Justin Hicks
14,290 Points

Bubbling for this is supported by at least firefox Gecko 1.9.2 so if you have the latest then that shouldn't be an issue. Best advice I can supply you with is just look closely for a typo.