How to trigger event in JavaScript?


The trigger() method triggers the specified event and the default behaviour of an event (like form submission) for the selected elements.

For example: 

$( "#foo" ).on( "click", function() {
  alert( $( this ).text() );
});
$( "#foo" ).trigger( "click" );

Updated on: 03-Oct-2019

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