Javascript (jquery) - Multiple Handlers attached to one event: How to detach only one?

Question

In this module I\'m working on I have a listener to a \'resize\' event in the window. Every time the module is ran, I need to check if there\'s already a listener registere

Answer 1

If you use named handlers (as opposed to anonymous functions) you can pass the name of the handler to off to remove just that one (http://api.jquery.com/off/)

function flash() {
  $( "div" ).show().fadeOut( "slow" );
}

$( "body" ).off( "click", "#theone", flash )