How to Properly Bind Event Listeners to Core HTML Elements in Svelte

How to Properly Bind Event Listeners to Core HTML Elements in Svelte

Ferenc Almasi β€’ 2020 October 02 β€’ Read time 1 min read
  • twitter
  • facebook

There are three special components in Svelte that lets you bind event listeners to core HTML elements. These are:

  • svelte:window
  • svelte:body
  • svelte:head
Copied to clipboard!
<!-- svelte:window allows you to bind event listeners to the window object -->
<svelte:window on:scroll={onScroll} />

<!-- svelte:body allows you to bind event listeners to the body -->
<svelte:body on:contextmenu={openContextMenu} />

<!-- svelte:head allows you to insert elements into the head of your document -->
<svelte:head>
  <meta property="og:title" content="Weekly Webtips" />
  <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
  <meta property="og:url" content="webtips.dev" />
</svelte:head>
CoreComponents.svelte
How to Properly Bind Event Listeners to core HTML Elements in Svelte
If you would like to see more Webtips, follow @flowforfrank

Looking into Svelte 3

Resources:

  • twitter
  • facebook
Did you find this page helpful?
πŸ“š More Webtips
Mentoring

Rocket Launch Your Career

Speed up your learning progress with our mentorship program. Join as a mentee to unlock the full potential of Webtips and get a personalized learning experience by experts to master the following frontend technologies:

Courses

Recommended

This site uses cookies We use cookies to understand visitors and create a better experience for you. By clicking on "Accept", you accept its use. To find out more, please see our privacy policy.