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JavaScript

jough
jough
12,877 Points
Posted by jough
jough
12,877 Points

what is the difference between .on(click) and .onclick() ?

what is the difference between .on(click) and .onclick() , and when should you use one vs another?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

I'm not familiar with ".onclick()". But if you're asking about the jQuery function .click( handler ), it is (as described in the documentation) just a shorthand for: .on( "click", handler ). There's no difference.

But there are other ways to use .on(), including the creation of delegated handlers.

For complete details, see the documentation pages for .click() and .on().