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SATHISHKUMAR R
SATHISHKUMAR R

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What is an EventListener in JavaScript?

An EventListener is used to listen for an event that happens on an HTML element and execute JavaScript code when that event occurs.

Examples of events:

  • 🖱️ click — when you click a button.
  • ⌨️ keydown — when you press a keyboard key.
  • 🖱️ mouseover — when you move your mouse over an element.
  • ✍️ input — when you type in an input field.
  • 📄 DOMContentLoaded — when the HTML document has been loaded and parsed.

Syntax:

element.addEventListener("event", function() {
});

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