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But why?   How is

              (1)        var w3cEventModel = document.addEventListener;

different than

              (2)        var w3cEventModel = !!document.addEventListener;

In either case w3cEventModel will get an address if document.addEventListener exists and something that fails an if-clause (undefined or NULL or false) if it doesn't exist.

The code farther down is:

	// Use W3C method
	if (w3cEventModel) {
		addEvent(win, 'DOMContentLoaded', readyHandler);
	} else {
		// Use IE method
		addEvent(doc, "readystatechange", function() {
			if (doc.readyState === "complete") {
				removeEvent(doc, "readystatechange", arguments.callee);
				readyHandler();
			}
		});

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Wouldn't  w3cEventModel = document.addEventListener  work here?

Thanks
Steve