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addEventListener not working in IE8

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I have created a checkbox dynamically. I have used addEventListener to call a function on click of the checkbox, which works in Google Chrome and Firefox but doesn't work in Internet Explorer 8. This is my code:

var _checkbox = document.createElement(input);

_checkbox.addEventListener(click, setCheckedValues, false);

setCheckedValues is my event handler.

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answered 12 Years ago jailynbethanies · Accepted Answer

Try:

if (_checkbox.addEventListener) {

    _checkbox.addEventListener(click, setCheckedValues, false);

}

else {

    _checkbox.attachEvent(onclick, setCheckedValues);

}

Update::
For Internet Explorer versions prior to IE9, attachEvent method should be used to register the specified listener to the EventTarget it is called on, for others addEventListener should be used.