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Mastering JavaScript Event Delegation

Shafayet Hossain Yashfi on November 23, 2024

In modern JavaScript development, event handling plays a crucial role in making web applications interactive and dynamic. As applications grow, so ...
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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

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Mahmoud Alaskalany

Thank you for the great series here keep it going 👍

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

I'm so glad to hear that you found it helpful 😊😊

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Syed Muhammad Ali Raza

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

Thank you Ali Raza...🖤

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Thank you!

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

I'm glad to know that you found it helpful😊😊😊

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Stevo82930

I don't know if it is bad practice but I like to attach my event listener to the root and delegate from there.

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

Attaching to the root is convenient for dynamic elements, but watch out for performance in large DOMs. If it works for you, go for it!🖤

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Good post!

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

Thaks for your appreciate😊

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

Thanks for sharing😊

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Keep in mind this is bad practice for assertive technologies such as screen readers as they'll announce those containers as clickable/interactable.
That's why it's not done today. People will be confused when they receive false information. Furthermore it's harder to debug certain things. When you have your event listeners attached directly to the element you can use your dev tools more effectively

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Shafayet Hossain Yashfi

Calling it 'bad practice' feels overly broad. Event delegation is widely used for efficiency and doesn't inherently compromise accessibility when implemented correctly. Screen readers won't misinterpret if proper ARIA roles and semantic HTML are used. Debugging issues? Only if you're not adept with your tools. This technique deserves nuance, not dismissal.