JavaScript: Example - Event listener

event-listener.js

// Source: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/11/12/an-introduction-to-dom-events/

var element = document.getElementById('element');

function callback() {
  alert('Hello');
}

// Add listener
element.addEventListener('click', callback);


// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

var obj = {
    name: 'Joe',
    handleEvent: function(event) {
        console.log('Hi, my name is %s.', this.name);
    }
};

element.addEventListener('click', obj, false);