Add onclick event to div in js

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I'm trying to add a onclick event to a tag, but it isn't working. Can anyone tell me the correct way to add an onclick to this tag in js?

 var cell = result.appendChild(document.createElement('abbr')); cell.title = "cell number 1"; cell.className = 'chart-cell-type'; cell.addEventListener='onclick',(alert("clicked!")); //broken

You're more likely to get help if you're more specific than "isn't working", both in what behavior you want and what you expect. — Jeffrey Bosboom
– Jeffrey Bosboom, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 0:40
I think you need to look into the basics of JavaScript syntax a little bit more. addEventListener is a method that takes two parameters, a string and a function. — Alexis King
– Alexis King, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 0:41
@Jeffery: the onclick event isn't being added to the element. — Daz
– Daz, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 0:52

Stephen Thomas · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-21 00:42:35Z

As Alexis points out, your syntax is wrong. You want something like:

cell.addEventListener("click", function() {alert("clicked");})

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