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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Responding to User Interaction Listening for Events with addEventListener()

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,638 Points

Listening for Events with addEventListener()

What if I use for loop within each event handler just like-

listItems.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
for(let i = 0 ; i< listItems.length ; i+=1){
listItems[i].textContent = listItems[i].textContent.toUpperCase();
}

listItems.addEventListener('mouseout', () => {
for(let i = 0 ; i< listItems.length ; i+=1){
listItems[i].textContent = listItems[i].textContent.toLowerCase();
}

Is it correct?If not why?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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This code doesn't show how "listItems" is established, but since it is being indexed and used in a loop, I assume that it represents an HTMLcollection. But a collection would not have a "addEventListener" method, only the individual elements would have that.

Also, it looks like the closing brace and parenthesis are missing from each function.

Aakash Srivastav
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Aakash Srivastav
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,638 Points

But a collection would not have a "addEventListener" method, only the individual elements would have that.

I didn't know that . It clears all my doubt. Thanks Steven