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JavaScript Callback Functions in JavaScript Callbacks and the DOM Using the Same Callback on Multiple Elements

Posted by Gafur Iusupaliev
Gafur Iusupaliev
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Wouldn't this code do the same thing? Works fine for me, is there a problem that I don't see?

const nameInput = document.getElementById('name');
const messageTextArea = document.getElementById('message');

messageTextArea.addEventListener('focus', () => {
  messageTextArea.className = 'highlight';
});

messageTextArea.addEventListener('blur', () => {
  messageTextArea.className = '';
}); ```

3 Answers

Alexander Besse
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Alexander Besse
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Alexander Besse
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Alexander Besse
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Hi there, Gafur Iusupaliev!

I guess I'm not sure what your question is. The focus event handler is to handle when a user focuses in on an element, and the blur event handler is when the user strays away from it.

Hopefully, that helps a bit, if not feel free to post another question that will help the community narrow in on your desired answer.

Thank you!

Gafur Iusupaliev
Gafur Iusupaliev
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I'm comparing my code to the code in the video, I thought the video comes with the question, apparently it does not, that's not what I was asking, I appreaciate your asnwer either way!

Jan Durcak
Jan Durcak
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Jan Durcak
Jan Durcak
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yep working without param

const nameInput = document.getElementById('name');
const messageTextArea = document.getElementById('message');
const focuss= () => { event.target.className = 'highlight' ;}
const blurr= () => { event.target.className = '' ;}

nameInput.addEventListener('focus', focuss)
nameInput.addEventListener('blur',blurr)
messageTextArea.addEventListener('focus', focuss)
messageTextArea.addEventListener('blur', blurr)```
Doron Geyer
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Alternatively you could also build in the "addEventListener" that way you can add a blur or focus event on any element like this: 

const nameInput = document.getElementById('name');
const messageTextArea = document.getElementById('message');

const focusBlurHandler = (element, focusOrBlur)=>{
  let eventFlag = focusOrBlur;
  if(eventFlag.toLowerCase() == "focus"){ 
    element.addEventListener('focus',(e)=>{
    e.target.className= "highlight";
  });
  }else if (eventFlag.toLowerCase() == "blur"){
    element.addEventListener('blur',(e)=>{
    e.target.classList.remove("highlight");
    });
  }
}


focusBlurHandler(nameInput,"focus");
focusBlurHandler(nameInput,"blur");
focusBlurHandler(messageTextArea,"focus");
focusBlurHandler(messageTextArea,"blur");