javascript new dom element onclick code example

Example 1: 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 2: javascript document.createElement add function

var newTH = document.createElement('th');
newTH.innerHTML = 'Hello, World!';
newTH.onclick = function () {
    this.parentElement.removeChild(this);
};

var table = document.getElementById('content');
table.appendChild(newTH);