onblur event not working for span element

[gsherp]

I have an element that is a span. The span is filled in with data using innerHTML.

var celldes = row.insertCell(2);
    var des = document.createElement('span');
    des.id='desc' + iteration; 
    des.name='desc' + iteration; 
    celldes.appendChild(des);
    des.innerHTML = " ";

des.onchange = function(){ SOME CODE }; //WORKS
des.onblur = function(){ SOME CODE }; //NO RESPONSE

the onchange event works, but the onblur event has no response

[acoder]

I'm not sure,but I don't think onblur is supported for the span tag. Does the span element ever receive focus?

[gsherp]

The onblur only works if inside the span element there is an input field.
then the onblur is connected to the blurring action on the input field.

[acoder]

The onblur only works if inside the span element there is an input field.
then the onblur is connected to the blurring action on the input field.

That confirms what I thought.