Thursday, 19 December 2024

Event bubbling & capturing in Javascript

Event bubbling & capturing in Javascript.

Event bubbling : The event starts at the target element and propagates (bubbles) upward through its ancestors in the DOM hierarchy.

Event Capturing : The event starts from the root element and propagates downward to the target element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Bubbling and Capturing</title>
  <style>
    #parent {
      padding: 50px;
      border: 1px solid black;
    }

    #child {
      margin-top: 20px;
      padding: 20px;
      border: 1px solid red;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="parent">
    Parent
    <div id="child">
      Child
    </div>
  </div>

  <script>
    // Wait until the DOM is fully loaded
    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
      const parent = document.getElementById("parent");
      const child = document.getElementById("child");
   
        // Event listener for parent (capturing phase)
        parent.addEventListener("click",(event) => {
            console.log("Parent capturing");
        },true);

        // Event listener for parent (bubbling phase)
        parent.addEventListener("click", () => {
          console.log("Parent bubbling");
        });

        // Event listener for child
        child.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
          console.log("Child clicked");
          event.stopPropagation(); // Stops event from propagating further
        });
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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