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Revision: 636
at September 21, 2006 12:15 by Roshambo
Updated Code 
// Cross-browser implementation of element.addEventListener()
function addListener(element, type, expression, bubbling)
{
	bubbling = bubbling || false;
	
	if(window.addEventListener)	{ // Standard
		element.addEventListener(type, expression, bubbling);
		return true;
	} else if(window.attachEvent) { // IE
		element.attachEvent('on' + type, expression);
		return true;
	} else return false;
}

Revision: 635
at July 23, 2006 17:26 by Roshambo
Updated Code 
function addListener(element, type, expression, bubbling)
{
	bubbling = bubbling || false;
	
	if(window.addEventListener)	{ // Standard
		element.addEventListener(type, expression, bubbling);
		return true;
	} else if(window.attachEvent) { // IE
		element.attachEvent('on' + type, expression);
		return true;
	} else return false;
}

Revision: 634
at July 23, 2006 12:54 by Roshambo
Initial Code 
function addListener(obj, type, expression, bubbling)
{
	bubbling = bubbling || false;
	
	if(window.addEventListener)	{ // Standard
		obj.addEventListener(type, expression, bubbling);
		return true;
	} else if(window.attachEvent) { // IE
		obj.attachEvent('on' + type, expression);
		return true;
	} else return false;
}
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Cross-browser implementation of element.addEventListener(). Simple, straightforward, and functional.

Useage:
addListener(window, 'load', myFunction);









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Add Event Listener









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JavaScript