HTML DOM addEventListener() Method Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2023 Suggest changes Share Like Article Like Report The addEventListener() method attaches an event handler to the specified element. Syntax: element.addEventListener(event, function, useCapture) Note: The third parameter use capture is usually set to false as it is not used. Below program illustrates the DOM addEventListener(): Example: html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>DOM Location host Property</title> <style> h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>addEventListener() method</h2> <p> This example uses the addEventListener() method to add many events on the same button. </p> <button id="myBtn">Try it</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> var x = document.getElementById("myBtn"); x.addEventListener("mouseover", myFunction); x.addEventListener("click", mySecondFunction); x.addEventListener("mouseout", myThirdFunction); function myFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += "Moused over!<br>" this.style.backgroundColor = "red" } function mySecondFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += "Clicked!<br>" } function myThirdFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += "Moused out!<br>" } </script> </body> </html> Output: Initially: Mouse Over Event: Mouse Clicked Event: Mouse Out Event: Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Location host Property are listed below: Google Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Safari M MayankVandra Follow Article Tags : JavaScript Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings5 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readScope of Variables in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read My Profile ${profileImgHtml} My Profile Edit Profile My Courses Join Community Transactions Logout Like