dynamically add onmousemove function with event as attribute

**Jezternz** · May 24 '08, 10:46 PM

I am interested in the answer to this also, I recently had the same issue. I just took a shortcut by storeing the "event" in a global variable, but if theres another way I would like to know.
Thanks, Josh

**gits** · May 25 '08, 10:04 AM

i think you mean something like the following?

[CODE=javascript]function my_event(e) {
alert('test ' + e.target.tagNam e);
}

window.document .onclick = function(event) {
return function(event) { my_event(event) };
}();[/CODE]
you should always avoid the assignment as a string since this is eval-like and never needed, even in the setTimeout and setInterval methods. but the best way would be to use attachEvent() for IE and addEventListene r() for the other browsers ... when it comes to event-handling.

note: the example works in FF/Mozilla - IE has no target, but you may use srcElement here ... ;)

kind regards

**hsriat** · May 25 '08, 11:13 AM

Thank you Gits.

**gits** · May 25 '08, 11:37 AM

no problem ... i just hate that eval and eval-like things ... since it is not needed as i said and makes the code quite ugly :) there are needs for it (when JSON is to be evaled) but even that might be obsolete in the future ... have a look here in case you are interested :)

kind regards

**hsriat** · May 26 '08, 11:50 AM

Did not work on ie.. :(

**acoder** · May 26 '08, 12:24 PM

Don't forget that IE uses the global window.event. Use something like this to get the target.

**hsriat** · May 26 '08, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by acoder

Don't forget that IE uses the global window.event. Use something like this to get the target.

Thanks, so it finally worked like this..[code=javascript] document.onmous emove = function (event) {
if (!event) event = window.event;
drag(event);
};[/code]

**acoder** · May 26 '08, 01:07 PM

Yes, and another alternative:
[code=javascript]event = event || window.event;[/code]

**hsriat** · May 26 '08, 01:12 PM

Thats better, will use this one ...
[code=javascript]drag(event || window.event);[/code]

**gits** · May 27 '08, 06:14 AM

yep ... i just misguided you the first time ... the orig suggestion should have been:

[CODE=javascript]function my_event(e) {
alert('test ' + e.target.tagNam e);
}

window.document .onclick = function(event) { my_event(event) };
[/CODE]
of course. the outer wrapping function was useless of course ... was a copy&paste err because first i had another idea that didn't work ... so: copy&paste is evil ... i always knew that :) and i missed to mention the use of window.event in IE ... so it just was a bad answer that time ;)) please forgive me .... :D

kind regards

**hsriat** · May 27 '08, 06:18 AM

awww... if I were a girl, I would have said, "so sweet..."

But I actually knew what you mean. And I already did that, but just wasn't aware of window.event

Cheers...

**gits** · May 27 '08, 06:33 AM

:D if i were a girl i would have said ... 'didn't you have seen what i meant? ... always when i tell you something you don't understand me, don't understand what i mean ... you are such an ignorant man ... just listen to me and always read between the lines too ... do i just have to tell you everything?' ... *lol*

**hsriat** · May 27 '08, 06:59 AM

LOL!! so true... and If you had replied like that, I would have understood you are a girl, and would have replied you, "Sorry, its my fault. How could I be a dumb! ".
Its not something to get upset at. Its their nature, God made it like this. We shouldn't question Him.

Thanks gits, I had a good time in reading and replying.

**acoder** · May 27 '08, 07:52 AM

Haha, you guys had better watch yourselves. If any member/viewing guest of the fairer gender happens to pass by, handbags could go a-flying :D

dynamically add onmousemove function with event as attribute

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