Execute all handlers and behaviors attached to the matched elements for the given event type.
.trigger( eventType, extraParameters )
.trigger( event )
$('#foo').bind('click', function() {
alert($(this).text());
});
$('#foo').trigger('click');
$('#foo').bind('custom', function(event, param1, param2) {
alert(param1 + "\n" + param2);
});
$('#foo').trigger('custom', ['Custom', 'Event']);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
button { margin:10px; }
div { color:blue; font-weight:bold; }
span { color:red; }
</style>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<button>Button #1</button>
<button>Button #2</button>
<div><span>0</span> button #1 clicks.</div>
<div><span>0</span> button #2 clicks.</div>
<script>
$("button:first").click(function () {
update($("span:first"));
});
$("button:last").click(function () {
$("button:first").trigger('click');
update($("span:last"));
});
function update(j) {
var n = parseInt(j.text(), 10);
j.text(n + 1);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
