jQuery click() is an inbuilt method that starts the click event or attaches a function to run when a click event occurs.Â
Syntax:
$(selector).click(function);
Parameters:
It accepts an optional parameter “function” which is used to run when a click event occurs.Â
jQuery examples to show the working of click() method:
Example 1: In the below code, no function is passed to this method.Â
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p").click();
});
</ script >
< style >
p {
display: block;
width: 300px;
padding: 20px;
font-size: 30px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< p onclick = "alert('paragraph was clicked')" >
This is a paragraph.
</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:Â
Example 2: In the below code, the function is passed to this method.Â
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
// jQuery code to show the working of this method
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p").click(function () {
$(this).fadeOut();
});
});
</ script >
< style >
p {
display: block;
width: 370px;
padding: 25px;
font-size: 25px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< p >Click inside this block and
whole block will disappear !!!
</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:Â
Last Updated :
11 Jan, 2024
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