HTML DOM Element removeEventListener()
Example
Remove a "mousemove" event from an element:
myDIV.removeEventListener("mousemove", myFunction);
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Definition and Usage
The removeEventListener() method removes an event handler from an element.
Element Methods
The removeEventListener() Method
Document Methods
The removeEventListener() Method
Tutorials
Syntax
element.removeEventListener(event, function, capture)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| event | Required. The name of the event to remove. Do not use the "on" prefix. Use "click" instead of "onclick". All HTML DOM events are listed in the: HTML DOM Event Object Reference. |
| function | Required. The function to remove. |
| useCapture |
Optional (default = false).true - Remove the handler from capturing.false- Remove the handler from bubbling.If the event handler was attached two times, one with capturing and one with bubbling, each must be removed separately. |
Return Value
| NONE |
Browser Support
element.removeEventListener() is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
