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Questions tagged [onclick]

An event which occurs when user clicked an object. It is a combination of two events, that is, "onmousedown" and "onmouseup".

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Trigger a button click with JavaScript on the Enter key in a text box

I have one text input and one button (see below). How can I use JavaScript to trigger the button's click event when the Enter key is pressed inside the text box? There is already a different submit button on my current page, so I can't simply make…
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addEventListener vs onclick

What's the difference between addEventListener and onclick? var h = document.getElementById("a"); h.onclick = dothing1; h.addEventListener("click", dothing2); The code above resides together in a separate .js file, and they both work perfectly.
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RecyclerView onClick

Has anyone using RecyclerView found a way to set an onClickListener to items in the RecyclerView? I thought of setting a listener to each of the layouts for each item but that seems a little too much hassle I'm sure there is a way for the…
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Can I have an onclick effect in CSS?

I have an image element that I want to change on click. This works: #btnLeft:hover { width: 70px; height: 74px; } But what I need is: #btnLeft:onclick { width: 70px; height: 74px; } But, it doesn't work,…
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How exactly does the android:onClick XML attribute differ from setOnClickListener?

From that I've read you can assign a onClick handler to a button in two ways. Using the android:onClick XML attribute where you just use the name of a public method with the signaturevoid name(View v) or by using the setOnClickListener method where…
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Calling a parent window function from an iframe

I want to call a parent window JavaScript function from an iframe.
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Onclick javascript to make browser go back to previous page?

Is there a function I can attach as a click event of a button to make the browser go back to previous page?
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React onClick function fires on render

I pass 2 values to a child component: List of objects to display delete function. I use a .map() function to display my list of objects(like in the example given in react tutorial page), but the button in that component fires the onClick…
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How to call multiple JavaScript functions in onclick event?

Is there any way to use the onclick html attribute to call more than one JavaScript function?
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How to have click event ONLY fire on parent DIV, not children?

I have a DIV with a classed foobar, and a few DIVs inside that DIV that are unclassed, but I suppose they are inheriting the foobar class: $('.foobar').on('click', function() { /*...do stuff...*/ }); I want that to fire off only when clicking…
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Show/hide 'div' using JavaScript

For a website I'm doing, I want to load one div, and hide another, then have two buttons that will toggle views between the div using JavaScript. This is my current code function replaceContentInContainer(target, source) { …
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Remove an onclick listener

I have an object where the text cycles and displays status messages. When the messages change, I want the click event of the object to change to take you to the activity that the message is relating to. So, I have a TextView mTitleView and I'm…
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How to simulate a button click using code?

How can I trigger a button click event using code in Android? I want to trigger the button click programmatically when some other event occurs. Same Problem I am Facing public void onDateSelectedButtonClick(View v){ /*Something Alarm…
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How can I prevent event bubbling in nested React components on click?

Here's a basic component. Both the
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How to click or tap on a TextView text

I know this is so easy (doh...) but I am looking for a way to run a method on tapping or clicking a TextView line of text in an Android App. I keep thinking about button listeners and anonymous method listener calls, but it just does not seem to…
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