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<div id="the_div">
<ul id="the_list">
<li id="the_item">Click me!</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p id="log"></p>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
function log(string){
document.getElementById('log').innerHTML += (string + '<br/>');
}
document.getElementById('the_div').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_div!') }, true);
document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, true);
document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_item!'); }, true);
</script>
<!--
1. Change the addEventListener calls so that the events occur in the following order.
the_div! the_item! the_list!
document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, false);
observe the_list in bubbling mode (while got back shallow after going deep down)
2. Change the addEventListener calls so that the events occur in the following order.
the_item! the_list! the_div!
document.getElementById('the_div').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_div!') }, false);
document.getElementById('the_list').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_list!') }, false);
document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
'click', function(){ log('the_item!') }, false);
observe all in bubbling mode. (Goes for deep to shallow)
3. Change the addEventListener calls so that the events occur in the following order.
the_item! (no other events)
document.getElementById('the_item').addEventListener(
'click', function(event){ log('the_item!'), event.stopPropagation(); }, false);
Add a stop propagation to the_list. That will prevent bubbling back up
-->
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