.click()

The .click() method attaches an event handler to the "click" event of an HTML element.

Syntax

$(selector).click(handler);

A handler function will be assigned to the "click" event of the HTML element(s) specified by selector.

Example

The following jQuery code will spawn a message box every time a paragraph in the document is clicked:

$("p").click(function() {
alert("Paragraph clicked!");
});

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