jQuery .click()

jQuery .click() bind an event handler to the "click" JavaScript event, or trigger that event on an element;

js:

$(function(){

    $('.target').click(function() { // bind an event handler to the click event

        $(this).toggleClass('btn-primary');

        $('.log').append(' click-event');

    });

    

    $('.trigger').click(function() { // trigger the click event manually

        $('.target').click();

        $('.log').append(' click-trigger');

    });

});​

html:

<div class="well">

    <p>

        <span class="target btn btn-primary">click me</span>

        <span class="trigger btn btn-inverse">click me to trigger click event manually</span>

    </p>

    <div class="log alert alert-block">log</div>

</div>