Javascript: event does not fire if element is not attached to document.body
I dynamically create an element (div) in javascript on which I register an event listener:
var tooltip = document.createElement('div');
tooltip.onclick = function() { alert('hello'); }
Now if I attach this element to the document body:
document.body.appendChild(tooltip);
all is well and the event is captured. However (for positioning purposes) I want to attach this element to a (static) sub-element on my page, like so:
document.getElementById('id').appendChild(tooltip);
and the element is created and positioned correctly, but now the onclick event is no longer caught. Any thoughts? This is an x browser, so I must be missing something.
Thanks Don.
You are creating not only one, but MANY div. Try this instead (I hope you don't mind, but I've corrected the HTML and CSS too):
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeDiv() {
if(!document.getElementById('tooltipDiv')){
var tooltip = document.createElement('div');
tooltip.id = "tooltipDiv";
// Give our tooltip a size and colour so we can see it
tooltip.style.height = '200px';
tooltip.style.position = 'absolute';
tooltip.style.width = '200px';
tooltip.style.backgroundColor = '#eee';
// Register onclick listener
tooltip.onclick = function() { alert('hello'); }
//tooltip.addEventListener("click", function(){ alert('hello'); }, false);
// *** Comment one of these out: ***
//document.body.appendChild(tooltip);
document.getElementById('myDiv').appendChild(tooltip);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv"
onmouseover="makeDiv();"
style="position: relative; top: 100px; left: 100px; border: 1px solid red; width: 200px;">
<span>my div text</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Ok, here is my code, sorry for the delay. Below is a version with a workaround:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeDiv() {
var tooltip = document.createElement('div');
// Give our tooltip a size and colour so we can see it
tooltip.style.height = '200px';
tooltip.style.position = 'absolute';
tooltip.style.width = '200px';
tooltip.style.backgroundColor = '#eee';
// Register onclick listener
tooltip.onclick = function() { alert('hello'); }
// *** Comment one of these out: ***
//document.body.appendChild(tooltip);
document.getElementById('myDiv').appendChild(tooltip);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv"
onmouseover="makeDiv();"
style="position: relative; top: 100px; left; 100px; border: 1px solid red; width: 200px;">
<span>my div text</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
=================================== OK - this is how it works:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeDiv() {
var tooltip = document.createElement('div');
// Give our tooltip a size and colour so we can see it
tooltip.style.height = '200px';
tooltip.style.position = 'absolute';
tooltip.style.width = '200px';
tooltip.style.backgroundColor = '#eee';
// Register onclick listener
tooltip.onclick = function() { alert('hello'); }
// *** Comment one of these out: ***
//document.body.appendChild(tooltip);
document.getElementById('container').appendChild(tooltip);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="border: 1px solid blue; float: left; ">
<div id="myDiv"
onmouseover="makeDiv();"
style="position: relative; border: 1px solid red; width: 200px;">
<span>my div text</span>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Here is the code to remove the tooltip for onmouseout.
Give your tool an ID hint when you create it:
toolTip.setAttribute('id','toolTip');
Then for onmouseout
function removeDiv(container) {
var toolTip = document.getElementById('toolTip');
document.getElementById(container).removeChild(toolTip);
}
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