element.onclick="func()"

[Drycodez]

Why is it that each time i try to assign onclick attribute to an element through js, it will'nt work? E.g:

element.onclick="func()"

why is it that the above code ll not assign the attribute to the element? I have tried it several times, but still cant get it.

[ShadowMage]

why is it that the above code ll not assign the attribute to the element?

Because the syntax is wrong. Event handlers require their value to be a function. If the function takes no parameters, you just use the function name without parenthesis. For example,

function showMsg() {   alert("A message");}.....elem.onclick = showMsg;

However, if the function does require parameters, you must use what is called an anonymous function. It is sometimes also referred to as a lambda function. Basically, it is just a function without a name. For example,

function showMsg(msg) {   alert(msg);}.....elem.onclick = function() { showMsg("A message"); }

[Drycodez]

Because the syntax is wrong. Event handlers require their value to be a function. If the function takes no parameters, you just use the function name without parenthesis. For example,

function showMsg() {   alert("A message");}.....elem.onclick = showMsg;

However, if the function does require parameters, you must use what is called an anonymous function. It is sometimes also referred to as a...

yeah, i got it! Thank!!!