dom-event-delegation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the event.target?
A
It is a property of an event which is a reference to the element upon which the event was fired.
2
Q
Why is it possible to listen for events on one element that actually happen its descendent elements?
A
-event bubbling
3
Q
What DOM element property tells you what type of element it is?
A
-nodeName or tagName
4
Q
What does the element.closest() method take as its argument and what does it return?
A
- argument: selectors
- return value: itself/the matching ancestor, or null
5
Q
How can you remove an element from the DOM?
A
-remove method
6
Q
If you wanted to insert new clickable DOM elements into the page using JavaScript, how could you avoid adding an event listener to every new element individually?
A
-bubbling
