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jQuery events: disable namespaces (or use an event with a period in the name)

I am trying to use .one() to bind to an event with the name similar to something.else.thing, I am not able to change the event name since it comes from an external library.
The problem is because of the periods, jQuery creates namespaces, else and thing for the event something instead of creating an event named something.else.thing.
Is there any way around this?
Thanks
Edit:
Some example code:
$(document).on('appfeel.cordova.admob.onAdLoaded', function() {
console.log('Does nothing');
});
document.addEventListener('appfeel.cordova.admob.onAdLoaded', function() {
console.log('Works');
});

I don't think you can disable jQuery event namespacing so if you want to use one on an event with dots in it you can just do this in pure JS:
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/AtheistP3ace/8z6ewwnv/1/
HTML:
<div id="test"></div>
<button id="mybutton">Run event again</button>
JS:
var test = document.getElementById('test');
var button = document.getElementById('mybutton');
var event = new Event('something.else.blah');
function onWeirdEvent () {
test.removeEventListener('something.else.blah', onWeirdEvent);
alert('did it');
}
test.addEventListener('something.else.blah', onWeirdEvent, false);
test.dispatchEvent(event);
button.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
test.dispatchEvent(event);
}, false);
Its essentially the same thing. If you really want everything to seem jQuery-ish create a custom plugin:
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/AtheistP3ace/8z6ewwnv/2/
$.fn.customOne = function (eventString, fn) {
var self = this[0];
var origFn = fn;
fn = function (event) {
self.removeEventListener(eventString, fn);
return origFn.apply(self);
};
self.addEventListener(eventString, fn, false);
};
$.fn.customTrigger = function (eventString) {
var event = new Event(eventString);
var self = this[0];
self.dispatchEvent(event);
}
$('#test').customOne('something.else.blah', function () {
alert('did it');
});
$('#test').customTrigger('something.else.blah');
$('#test').customTrigger('something.else.blah');

Here is how I decided to go about solving this issue. I went about it this way because this way allows me to continue to use jQuery and all the functionality it provides while keeping my code consistent and only requires a few lines of extra code to go about.
$(document).one('somethingElseThing', function() {
console.log('Event!');
});
document.addEventListener('something.else.thing', function() {
$(document).trigger('somethingElseThing');
});
What I am doing is using straight JavaScript to create an event listener for the event with a period in the name and then I have it trigger a custom event that doesn't a have a period so that I can continue to use jQuery. This I believe is an easy straightforward approach.

Binding a function that is already bound to another element

I have a bunch of elements that get three different classes: neutral, markedV and markedX. When a user clicks one of these elements, the classes toggle once: neutral -> markedV -> markedX -> neutral. Every click will switch the class and execute a function.
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".neutral").click(function markV(event) {
alert("Good!");
$(this).addClass("markedV").removeClass("neutral");
$(this).unbind("click");
$(this).click(markX(event));
});
$(".markedV").click(function markX(event) {
alert("Bad!");
$(this).addClass("markedX").removeClass("markedV");
$(this).unbind("click");
$(this).click(neutral(event));
});
$(".markedX").click(function neutral(event) {
alert("Ok!");
$(this).addClass("neutral").removeClass("markedX");
$(this).unbind("click");
$(this).click(markV(event));
});
});
But obviously this doesn't work. I think I have three obstacles:
How to properly bind the changing element to the already defined function, sometimes before it's actually defined?
How to make sure to pass the event to the newly bound function [I guess it's NOT accomplished by sending 'event' to the function like in markX(event)]
The whole thing looks repetitive, the only thing that's changing is the alert action (Though each function will act differently, not necessarily alert). Is there a more elegant solution to this?

There's no need to constantly bind and unbind the event handler.
You should have one handler for all these options:
$(document).ready(function() {
var classes = ['neutral', 'markedV', 'markedX'],
methods = {
neutral: function (e) { alert('Good!') },
markedV: function (e) { alert('Bad!') },
markedX: function (e) { alert('Ok!') },
};
$( '.' + classes.join(',.') ).click(function (e) {
var $this = $(this);
$.each(classes, function (i, v) {
if ( $this.hasClass(v) ) {
methods[v].call(this, e);
$this.removeClass(v).addClass( classes[i + 1] || classes[0] );
return false;
}
});
});
});
Here's the fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/m3CyX/

For such cases you need to attach the event to a higher parent and Delegate the event .
Remember that events are attached to the Elements and not to the classes.
Try this approach
$(document).ready(function () {
$(document).on('click', function (e) {
var $target = e.target;
if ($target.hasClass('markedV')) {
alert("Good!");
$target.addClass("markedV").removeClass("neutral");
} else if ($target.hasClass('markedV')) {
alert("Bad!");
$target.addClass("markedX").removeClass("markedV");
} else if ($target.hasClass('markedX')) {
alert("Ok!");
$target.addClass("neutral").removeClass("markedX");
}
});
});
OR as #Bergi Suggested
$(document).ready(function () {
$(document).on('click', 'markedV',function (e) {
alert("Good!");
$(this).addClass("markedV").removeClass("neutral");
});
$(document).on('click', 'markedX',function (e) {
alert("Bad!");
$(this).addClass("markedX").removeClass("markedV");
});
$(document).on('click', 'neutral',function (e) {
alert("Ok!");
$(this).addClass("neutral").removeClass("markedX");
});
});
Here document can be replaced with any static parent container..

How to properly bind the changing element to the already defined function, sometimes before it's actually defined?
You don't bind elements to functions, you bind handler functions to events on elements. You can't use a function before it is defined (yet you might use a function above the location in the code where it was declared - called "hoisting").
How to make sure to pass the event to the newly bound function [I guess it's NOT accomplished by sending 'event' to the function like in markX(event)]
That is what happens implicitly when the handler is called. You only need to pass the function - do not call it! Yet your problem is that you cannot access the named function expressions from outside.
The whole thing looks repetitive, the only thing that's changing is the alert action (Though each function will act differently, not necessarily alert). Is there a more elegant solution to this?
Yes. Use only one handler, and decide dynamically what to do in the current state. Do not steadily bind and unbind handlers. Or use event delegation.

How detect any of all events using jquery?

I have function to detect idle state of user. I want to update database if any of the event occurs.Now i have script like this
$("body").mousemove(function(event) {
myfuction();
});
I want to convert above script like this
$("body").anyOfTheEvent(function(event) {
myfuction();
});
How can i do this?

You can find the event name using the e.type property. Try looking this example
$('#element').bind('click dblclick mousedown mouseenter mouseleave',
function(e){
alert("EventName:"+e.type);
});
​
The jsfiddle for this is here http://jsfiddle.net/qp2PP/

You could have an array of the events you're interested in and subscribe to all of them
var events = ['click','mousemove','keydown'] // etc
$.each(events,function(i,e){
$('body')[e](myfuction);
});
Get a list of events here: http://api.jquery.com/category/events/

You can bind more than one event with bind()
$('#foo').bind('click mousemove', function(evt) {
console.log(evt.type);
});

just use on(), with a space-delimited list of events:
$('body').on('mousedown click', function(e) {
var eventType = e.type;
// do stuff
});
References:
on().

Instead of bind to specific element, you can bind directly to document.
$(document).bind('click mousemove', function(evt) {
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = Math.random();
});
Example in CODEPEN

Binding multiple events to a listener (without JQuery)?

While working with browser events, I've started incorporating Safari's touchEvents for mobile devices. I find that addEventListeners are stacking up with conditionals. This project can't use JQuery.
A standard event listener:
/* option 1 */
window.addEventListener('mousemove', this.mouseMoveHandler, false);
window.addEventListener('touchmove', this.mouseMoveHandler, false);
/* option 2, only enables the required event */
var isTouchEnabled = window.Touch || false;
window.addEventListener(isTouchEnabled ? 'touchmove' : 'mousemove', this.mouseMoveHandler, false);
JQuery's bind allows multiple events, like so:
$(window).bind('mousemove touchmove', function(e) {
//do something;
});
Is there a way to combine the two event listeners as in the JQuery example? ex:
window.addEventListener('mousemove touchmove', this.mouseMoveHandler, false);
Any suggestions or tips are appreciated!

Some compact syntax that achieves the desired result, POJS:
"mousemove touchmove".split(" ").forEach(function(e){
window.addEventListener(e,mouseMoveHandler,false);
});

In POJS, you add one listener at a time. It is not common to add the same listener for two different events on the same element. You could write your own small function to do the job, e.g.:
/* Add one or more listeners to an element
** #param {DOMElement} element - DOM element to add listeners to
** #param {string} eventNames - space separated list of event names, e.g. 'click change'
** #param {Function} listener - function to attach for each event as a listener
*/
function addListenerMulti(element, eventNames, listener) {
var events = eventNames.split(' ');
for (var i=0, iLen=events.length; i<iLen; i++) {
element.addEventListener(events[i], listener, false);
}
}
addListenerMulti(window, 'mousemove touchmove', function(){…});
Hopefully it shows the concept.
Edit 2016-02-25
Dalgard's comment caused me to revisit this. I guess adding the same listener for multiple events on the one element is more common now to cover the various interface types in use, and Isaac's answer offers a good use of built–in methods to reduce the code (though less code is, of itself, not necessarily a bonus). Extended with ECMAScript 2015 arrow functions gives:
function addListenerMulti(el, s, fn) {
s.split(' ').forEach(e => el.addEventListener(e, fn, false));
}
A similar strategy could add the same listener to multiple elements, but the need to do that might be an indicator for event delegation.

Cleaning up Isaac's answer:
['mousemove', 'touchmove'].forEach(function(e) {
window.addEventListener(e, mouseMoveHandler);
});
EDIT
ES6 helper function:
function addMultipleEventListener(element, events, handler) {
events.forEach(e => element.addEventListener(e, handler))
}

ES2015:
let el = document.getElementById("el");
let handler =()=> console.log("changed");
['change', 'keyup', 'cut'].forEach(event => el.addEventListener(event, handler));

For me; this code works fine and is the shortest code to handle multiple events with same (inline) functions.
var eventList = ["change", "keyup", "paste", "input", "propertychange", "..."];
for(event of eventList) {
element.addEventListener(event, function() {
// your function body...
console.log("you inserted things by paste or typing etc.");
});
}

I have a simpler solution for you:
window.onload = window.onresize = (event) => {
//Your Code Here
}
I've tested this an it works great, on the plus side it's compact and uncomplicated like the other examples here.

One way how to do it:
const troll = document.getElementById('troll');
['mousedown', 'mouseup'].forEach(type => {
if (type === 'mousedown') {
troll.addEventListener(type, () => console.log('Mouse is down'));
}
else if (type === 'mouseup') {
troll.addEventListener(type, () => console.log('Mouse is up'));
}
});
img {
width: 100px;
cursor: pointer;
}
<div id="troll">
<img src="http://images.mmorpg.com/features/7909/images/Troll.png" alt="Troll">
</div>

AddEventListener take a simple string that represents event.type. So You need to write a custom function to iterate over multiple events.
This is being handled in jQuery by using .split(" ") and then iterating over the list to set the eventListeners for each types.
// Add elem as a property of the handle function
// This is to prevent a memory leak with non-native events in IE.
eventHandle.elem = elem;
// Handle multiple events separated by a space
// jQuery(...).bind("mouseover mouseout", fn);
types = types.split(" ");
var type, i = 0, namespaces;
while ( (type = types[ i++ ]) ) { <-- iterates thru 1 by 1

You can also use prototypes to bind your custom function to all elements
Node.prototype.addEventListeners = function(eventNames, eventFunction){
for (eventName of eventNames.split(' '))
this.addEventListener(eventName, eventFunction);
}
Then use it
document.body.addEventListeners("mousedown touchdown", myFunction)

// BAD: One for each event - Repeat code
textarea.addEventListener('keypress', (event) => callPreview);
textarea.addEventListener('change', (event) => callPreview);
// GOOD: One run for multiple events
"keypress change".split(" ").forEach((eventName) => textarea.addEventListener(eventName, callPreview));

How to write onshow event using JavaScript/jQuery?

I have an anchor tag on my page, I want an event attached to it, which will fire when the display of this element change.
How can I write this event, and catch whenever the display of this element changes?

This is my way of doing on onShow, as a jQuery plugin. It may or may not perform exactly what you are doing, however.
(function($){
$.fn.extend({
onShow: function(callback, unbind){
return this.each(function(){
var _this = this;
var bindopt = (unbind==undefined)?true:unbind;
if($.isFunction(callback)){
if($(_this).is(':hidden')){
var checkVis = function(){
if($(_this).is(':visible')){
callback.call(_this);
if(bindopt){
$('body').unbind('click keyup keydown', checkVis);
}
}
}
$('body').bind('click keyup keydown', checkVis);
}
else{
callback.call(_this);
}
}
});
}
});
})(jQuery);
You can call this inside the $(document).ready() function and use a callback to fire when the element is shown, as so.
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#myelement').onShow(function(){
alert('this element is now shown');
});
});
It works by binding a click, keyup, and keydown event to the body to check if the element is shown, because these events are most likely to cause an element to be shown and are very frequently performed by the user. This may not be extremely elegant but gets the job done. Also, once the element is shown, these events are unbinded from the body as to not keep firing and slowing down performance.

You can't get an onshow event directly in JavaScript. Do remember that the following methods are non-standard.
IN IE you can use
onpropertychange event
Fires after the property of an element
changes
and for Mozilla
you can use
watch
Watches for a property to be assigned
a value and runs a function when that
occurs.

You could also override jQuery's default show method:
var orgShow = $.fn.show;
$.fn.show = function()
{
$(this).trigger( 'myOnShowEvent' );
orgShow.apply( this, arguments );
return this;
}
Now just bind your code to the event:
$('#foo').bind( "myOnShowEvent", function()
{
console.log( "SHOWN!" )
});

The code from this link worked for me: http://viralpatel.net/blogs/jquery-trigger-custom-event-show-hide-element/
(function ($) {
$.each(['show', 'hide'], function (i, ev) {
var el = $.fn[ev];
$.fn[ev] = function () {
this.trigger(ev);
return el.apply(this, arguments);
};
});
})(jQuery);
$('#foo').on('show', function() {
console.log('#foo is now visible');
});
$('#foo').on('hide', function() {
console.log('#foo is hidden');
});
However the callback function gets called first and then the element is shown/hidden. So if you have some operation related to the same selector and it needs to be done after being shown or hidden, the temporary fix is to add a timeout for few milliseconds.