Removing Listener from Inside Outer Function in JavaScript

Javascript Web Development Front End Technology Object Oriented Programming

To remove listener from outer function, use removeEventListener().

Example

Following is the code −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet"
href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<body>
<button id="demo">Press Me</button>
</body>
<script>
   var demoId = document.getElementById('demo');
   demoId.addEventListener('click', function fun() {
      outerFunction(this, fun);
   }, false);
   function outerFunction(self, funct) {
      console.log('outer function is called....');
      self.removeEventListener('click', funct, false);
      console.log("Listener has been removed...")
   }
</script>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name anyName.html(index.html) and right click on the file. Select the option “Open with live server” in VS Code editor.