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Javascript: Feature Detection, Cross-Browser Event Handling example
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| // eventUtility.js | |
| var eventUtility = { | |
| addEvent: function (el, type, fn) { | |
| /* | |
| el: HTML element object (DOM object) | |
| type: event type to listen to | |
| fn: function | |
| */ | |
| // feature detection browser support | |
| // can check for 'window' or 'document' | |
| // First: test for standards compliance; check if 'addEventListener' is available | |
| if (typeof addEventListener !== 'undefined') { | |
| el.addEventListener(type, fn, false); // 'false'; specify capturing or bubbling (IE legacy) | |
| } | |
| // legacy; add 'on' to event type | |
| else if (typeof attachEvent !== 'undefined') { | |
| el.attachEvent('on' + type, fn); // capture or bubble check not necessary since bubbling is only option | |
| } | |
| // If does not support either, then assume DOM level 0 | |
| else { | |
| el['on' + type] = fn; | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| removeEvent: function () { | |
| if (typeof removeEventListener !== 'undefined') { | |
| el.removeEventListener(type, fn, false); | |
| } | |
| else if (typeof detachEvent !== 'undefined') { | |
| el.detachEvent('on' + type, fn); | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| el['on' + type] = null; | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| getTarget: function () { | |
| if (typeof event.target !== 'undefined') { | |
| return event.target; | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| return event.srcElement; | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| preventDefault: function () { | |
| if (typeof event.preventDefault !== 'undefined') { | |
| event.preventDefault(); | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| event.returnValue = false; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| }; |
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <meta charset="utf-8"> | |
| <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> | |
| <title></title> | |
| <style> | |
| .normal { background-color: #fff; color: #000; } | |
| .changed { background-color: #000; color: #fff; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <button>Normal</button> | |
| <button>Changed</button> | |
| <script src="eventUtility.js"></script> | |
| <script src="script.js"></script> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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| // script.js | |
| (function () { | |
| var buttons = document.getElementByTagName('button'); | |
| // change className based on button clicked | |
| var buttonClick = function (e) { | |
| var target = eventUtility.getTarget(e), | |
| className = target.innerHTML.toLowerCase(); | |
| eventUtility.preventDefault(); | |
| document.body.className = className; | |
| }; | |
| // for each element, call buttonClick function | |
| for (var i = 0; len = buttons.length; i < len; i = i + 1) { | |
| eventUtility.addEvent(buttons[i], 'click', buttonClick); | |
| } | |
| })(); |
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