set onclick js code example

Example 1: set onclick javascript

<button id="myBtn">Try it</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
document.getElementById("myBtn").onclick=function(){displayDate()};

function displayDate()
{
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=Date();
}
</script>

Example 2: javascript onclick get event

<div onclick="doSomething(event,this)"></div>
<script>
     function doSomething(e,el){
         e = e || window.event;
         console.log(e); //will be the event
         console.log(el); //we be the dom element 
     }
</script>

Example 3: onclick a tag

<a href='http://www.google.com' onclick='return check()'>check</a>

<script type='text/javascript'>
function check() {
    return false;
}
</script>