How to set onclick with javascript?

Question

I am trying to set the onclick event using javascript. The following code works:

var link = document.createElement(\'a\');
link.setAttribute(\'href\', \"#\");
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Answer 1

Setting an attribute doesn't look right. The simplest way is just this:

link.onclick = function() {
    alert('click');
};

But using addEventListener as JCOC611 suggested is more flexible, as it allows you to bind multiple event handlers to the same element. Keep in mind you might need a fallback to attachEvent for compatibility with older Internet Explorer versions.