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12,930 PointsCouldn't you use "window.onload" instead?
Is there any downsides/upsides of using window.onload like
window.onload = function () {
//code here
};
rather than doing
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
//code here
});
? I feel like using "window.onload" is easier to type and uses less code to do the same thing.
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsFor trivial cases, it probably makes no difference; but for more complex or evolving projects:
- the DOMContentLoaded event fires before associated resources load, the load event fires after
- you can only have one "onload", but you can attach multiple listeners to an event
- using addEventListener is considered a coding "best practice".
babyoscar
12,930 Pointsbabyoscar
12,930 PointsOh, okay, thanks!