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Hasty Treat - Things You Should Know About Javascript Events
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about javascript events, and how to avoid some common pitfalls!
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Show Notes 02:23 - Event bubbling
Some events bubble, some don’t
Clicks bubble
Mouseevents bubble
Focus doesn’t bubble
04:10 - Event capturing
Capture: down, bubble up
Canceling: prevent default
target` vs currentTarget
currentTarget is what got clicked
target is what you listened for the click on
event.isTrusted
addEventListener once: true
Links Javascript30
BeginnerJavascript
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