jQuery triggerHandler() Method
The jQuery triggerHandler() Method is used to trigger a specified event for the selected element.
Syntax:
$(selector).triggerHandler(event, param1, param2, ...)
Parameters: This method accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- event: It is an mandatory parameter which is used to specify the event to trigger for the specified element.
- param1, param2, … : These are an optional parameters which are used to pass on the event handler and these are especially useful with custom event.
Example 1: This example triggered the input select element.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> jQuery | triggerHandler() Method </title> <script src= </script></head> <body style="text-align:center;"> <h1 style="color:green;"> GeeksForGeeks </h1> <h2>jQuery | triggerHandler() Method</h2> <input type="text" value="HELLO GEEKS"> <br><br> <button>Click</button> <!-- Script to trigger event --> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("input").select(function () { $("input").after(" TRIGGERED!"); }); $("button").click(function () { $("input").triggerHandler("select"); }); }); </script></body> </html> |
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Example 2: This example trigger the paragraph event and display the alert message.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> jQuery | triggerHandler() Method </title> <script src= </script></head> <body style="text-align:center;"> <h1 style="color:green;"> GeeksForGeeks </h1> <h2>jQuery | triggerHandler() Method</h2> <button>Click</button> <!-- Script to trigger events --> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("button").click(function () { $("button").on("myPara", function (event, param1, param2, param3) { alert(param1 + "\n" + param2 + "\n" + param3); }); $("button").triggerHandler("myPara", ['GEEKS', 'FOR', 'GEEKS']); }); }); </script></body> </html> |
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