jQuery provides a way to trigger the event handlers bound to an
element without any user interaction via the $.fn.trigger
method. While this method has its uses, it should not be used simply to
call a function that was bound as a click handler. Instead, you should
store the function you want to call in a variable, and pass the variable
name when you do your binding. Then, you can call the function itself
whenever you want, without the need for $.fn.trigger.
Example 5.9. Triggering an event handler the right way
var foo = function(e) {
if (e) {
console.log(e);
} else {
console.log('this didn\'t come from an event!');
}
};
$('p').click(foo);
foo(); // instead of $('p').trigger('click')
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