Scott Andrew -- addEvent + removeEvent

http://www.scottandrew.com/weblog/articles/cbs-events

http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2005/08/addevent_consid.html

function addEvent(elm, evType, fn, useCapture) {
  if (elm.addEventListener) {
    elm.addEventListener(evType, fn, useCapture);//DOM2.0
    return true;
  }
  else if (elm.attachEvent) {
    var r = elm.attachEvent('on' + evType, fn);//IE5+
    return r;
  }
  else {
    elm['on' + evType] = fn;//DOM 0
  }
}

 

function removeEvent(obj, evType, fn, useCapture){
  if (obj.removeEventListener){
    obj.removeEventListener(evType, fn, useCapture);
    return true;
  } else if (obj.detachEvent){
    var r = obj.detachEvent("on"+evType, fn);
    return r;
  } else {
    alert("Handler could not be removed");
  }
}