SearchBox.addEventListener method

[SearchBox is no longer available for use as of Windows 10. Instead, use AutoSuggestBox. ]

Registers an event handler for the specified event.

Syntax

searchBox.addEventListener(eventName, eventHandler, useCapture);

Parameters

• eventName
  Type: String

  The name of the event to handle. Note that you drop the "on" when specifying the event name. For example, instead of specifying "onclick", you specify "click".

• eventHandler
  Type: Function

  The event handler function to associate with the event.

• useCapture
  Type: Boolean

  Set to true to register the event handler for the capturing phase; otherwise, set to false to register the event handler for the bubbling phase.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

Setting event handlers declaratively (in HTML)

To set an event handler declaratively, it must be accessible to the global scope, and you must also call WinJS.Utilities.markSupportedForProcessing or WinJS.UI.eventHandler on the handler. You can make the handler accessible to the global scope by using WinJS.Namespace.define. For more information, see How to set event handlers declaratively.

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version	WinJS 3.0
Namespace	WinJS.UI

See also

SearchBox

How to set event handlers declaratively