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jQuery simulate click

rated 0 times [ 102] [ 6] / answers: 1 / hits: 55148 / 11 Years ago, sat, march 9, 2013, 12:00:00

I want to trigger a function when the page is loaded. There are many ways to do this.
However, when I add $('#button').click in front of my function, then the getType function is not recognized. For example:

$('#button').click(function getType(id) {

    //...some code

});

error: getType is not defined

What am I doing wrong?

Just to clarify, in this case I cannot use an anonymous function. Also, it does not matter to me whether I use $(document).ready or $(window).bind(load, function(), but using these I still get the “getType is not defined” error.

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answered 11 Years ago susanajamiep · Accepted Answer

You either have to make your function anonymous:

$('#button').click(function() {

    //...some code

});

Or pass the function itself:

function getType() {

    //...some code

}



$('#button').click(getType);

If you just want to trigger a click, call .click():

$('#button').click();

Also, your id parameter won't be the element's id. It'll be the click event object. To get the element's id, you can refer to the clicked element using this:

$('#button').click(function() {

    var id = this.id;

});

I suggest you read a few JavaScript and jQuery tutorials (in that order).