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How to handle single and double click events separately in javascript.
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index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Single and Double Click</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
<div id="the_div"></div>
<span>Double click the block</span>
<script src="single-v-double.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body>
</html>
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single-v-double.js
var the_div = document.getElementById('the_div');
function singleClick() {
the_div.style.backgroundColor = '#0F0';
}
function doubleClick() {
the_div.style.backgroundColor = '#00F';
}
var clickCount = 0;
the_div.addEventListener('click', function() {
clickCount++;
if (clickCount === 1) {
singleClickTimer = setTimeout(function() {
clickCount = 0;
singleClick();
}, 400);
} else if (clickCount === 2) {
clearTimeout(singleClickTimer);
clickCount = 0;
doubleClick();
}
}, false);​
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style.css
#the_div {
background-color: #F00;
height: 300px;
width: 300px;
}
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