Introduction to click events in jQuery
A common feature in web development are click events. They can’t be avoided, but jQuery provides an easy solution to deal with them. Additionally, I’ll demonstrate how to do it with Vanilla JavaScript, which is simply JavaScript that doesn’t require any other libraries.
The .click() method in jQuery
It is easy and natural to handle click events using jQuery. An easy way to add an event listener to DOM components and respond to user events is to use the.click() method.
Example:
<button>Click me!</button>
$('button').click(function () {
alert('Button clicked!')
})
This code snippet demonstrates how to display an alert when a button is clicked. Couldn’t be simpler!
Click events in Vanilla JavaScript
Vanilla JavaScript obviously allows you to do the same thing, just in a little bit more verbose way.
Example:
document.querySelector('button').addEventListener('click', function () {
alert('Button clicked!');
});
Handle clicks from your users using jQuery
Dharmendra Kumar, Senior Software Engineer & Co founder at MyhospitalNow
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