Is there any difference between element.addEventListener('load', func) and element.onload=func?

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Is there any difference between element.addEventListener('load', func) and element.onload=func?

score -1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 02 '13 at 19:49

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The DOM "load" event still does only work very limited. That means it'll only fire for the window object, images and <script> elements for instance. The same goes for the direct onload assignment. There is no technical difference between those two. Probably .onload = has a better cross-browser availability.

However, you cannot assign a load event to a <div> or <span> element or whatnot.

edited Mar 02 '13 at 19:49

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Is there any difference between element.addEventListener('load', func) and element.onload=func?

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