click event javascript code example

Example 1: javascript onclick event listener

document.getElementById("myBtn").addEventListener("click", function() {
  alert("Hello World!");
});

Example 2: javascript class click event

var elements = document.getElementsByClassName("classname");

var myFunction = function() {
    var attribute = this.getAttribute("data-myattribute");
    alert(attribute);
};

for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
    elements[i].addEventListener('click', myFunction, false);
}

// If you have ES6 support you can replace your last line with:

    Array.from(elements).forEach(function(element) {
      element.addEventListener('click', myFunction);
    });

Example 3: how to add onclick event in javascript

var element = document.getElementById("elem");
element.onclick = function(event) {
  console.log(event);
}

Example 4: HTML button onclick

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>There is a hidden message for you. Click to see it.</p>
    <button onclick="myFunction()">Click me!</button>
    <p id="demo"></p>
    <script>
      function myFunction() {
        document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello Dear Visitor!</br> We are happy that you've chosen our website to learn programming languages. We're sure you'll become one of the best programmers in your country. Good luck to you!";
      }
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

Example 5: event listener javascript

const element = document.querySelector(".class__name");

element.addEventListener("click", () => {
	console.log("clicked element");
});

Example 6: javascript click event

// EXAMPLE: 
document.querySelector(`.check`).addEventListener(`click`, 
   function () {
      console.log(document.querySelector(`.guess`).value;
   }
);

// SYNTAX:
//  <element-select>.addEventListener(`click`, 
//     function () {
//       <what-you-want-to-execute-when-clicking-on-element>
//     }
//  );