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Why doesn't my click event listener work on dynamically added DOM elements?

Asked on Oct 18, 2025

Answer

When you add DOM elements dynamically, direct event listeners attached before the elements were added won't work. You can use event delegation to handle this by setting the listener on a parent element.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        document.getElementById("parentElement").addEventListener("click", function(event) {
            if (event.target && event.target.matches(".dynamicElement")) {
                console.log("Dynamic element clicked!");
            }
        });
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

Attach the event listener to a parent element that exists when the page loads.
Use "event.target" to determine if the clicked element matches the selector for your dynamic elements.
This approach is efficient and works for any number of dynamically added elements.

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Why doesn't my click event listener work on dynamically added DOM elements?

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