<ul id="myLinks">
  <li id="goSomewhere" >Go somewhere</li>
  <li id="doSomething" >Do something</li>
  <li id="sayHi" >Say hi</li>
</ul>

var item1=document.getElementById("goSomewhere");
var item2=document.getElementById("doSomething");
var item3=document.getElementById("sayHi");
item1.onclick = function(){
  console.log('goSomewhere');
}
item2.onclick = function(){
  console.log('doSomething');
}
item3.onclick = function(){
  alert("hello");
}

var list=document.getElementById("myLinks");
list.onclick = function(e){
  var target = e.target;  
  switch(target.id){
   case "goSomewhere":
    console.log('goSomewhere');
    break; 
   case "doSomething":
    console.log('doSomething');
    break; 
   case "sayHi":
    alert("hello");
    break; 
  }
}