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JavaScript "addEventListener" Event Fires on Page Load

When attaching event listeners to elements created dynamically, it's essential to ensure that the listener is bound correctly to trigger the event at the desired time.

In the provided script, the event triggers upon page load because the event listener is added before the element is created and inserted into the DOM. To rectify this issue, the following should be considered:

• Create the element first: Write the HTML for the element in the page or dynamically generate it using document.createElement().
• Find the element in the DOM: Retrieve the element using document.getElementById().
• Add the event listener correctly: Attach the event listener using addEventListener(). Instead of passing the alert function directly, wrap it in an anonymous function to execute it when the event occurs.

The corrected script should look like this:

<code class="javascript">document.write("<div id=\"myDiv\">I am a div</div>");
el = document.getElementById("myDiv");
el.addEventListener("click", function() { alert("clicktrack"); }, false);</code>

By following these steps, the event listener will be attached to the element once it exists in the DOM, and the event will be triggered when the element is clicked.

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