Make Jquery get element by Id and click it

Question

I have two Ajax-methods in my code and I would like one of them to fire the other. It could be demonstrated like this:

 $(function() {
      //Code that "clicks #target" and triggers the mthod below.
    });

$( "#target" ).click(function() {
  alert( "The above method clicked #target" );
});

Been looking around a bit but im probably using the wrong searchterms. Thanks!

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 24 '14 at 15:44

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You would just do:

$("#target").click();

This will invoke the defined click function for #target

edited Jul 24 '14 at 15:44

Mauno Vähä

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answered Jul 24 '14 at 15:43

tymeJV

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That was fast! Thanks, i´ll mark as answer asap! – user2915962 Jul 24 '14 at 15:43
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jQuery('#target').trigger('click'); does the same, using this you can trigger any event that is available for your element. – Flip Vernooij Jul 24 '14 at 15:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 24 '14 at 15:44

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Try this:

$(function(){
 $( "#target" ).click(function() {
  alert( "The above method clicked #target" );
 });
});

$(function(){}); is an alias for $(document).ready(function(){});

Your click handler is correct, too.

answered Jul 24 '14 at 15:44

Kyle Emmanuel

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Make Jquery get element by Id and click it

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