window.onload in external script gets ignored in Javascript
index.html
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="foo.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function() {
console.log("hello from html");
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="bar">bar</div>
</body>
</html>
foo.js
// this js file will be completely ignored with window.onload
//window.onload = function() {
console.log("hello from external js");
var bar = document.getElementsByClassName("bar");
// this returns 0 instead of 1
console.log(bar.length);
//};
- When
window.onloadis used in html,window.onloadfrom external js will be ignored. - When
window.onloadfrom external js is commented out,bar.lengthreturns 0. - When
window.onloadfrom html is removed,window.onloadfrom external js works fine.
Can anyone explain why I can't use both window.onload?
If I had to use window.onload in html, how do tell if window is loaded from external js?
Answer
1)The way you're binding, you can have just one method attached to an event. You need to add an event listener for what you want.
window.addEventListener("load", function() { alert("hello!");});
Setting directly a method to the onload event will replace any previously attached method. But if you use listeners instead, you can have many of them bound to an event.
2)If you comment out the onload in your external file, when the document.getElementsByClassName("bar") is called, your document isn't ready yet, then, it will return 0 items.
3)Use the addEventListener as I explained in the first point. If you apply this in both places, it will work like a charm.