February 09, 2025
trigger method in jQuery
We can execute events by using jQuery's trigger method. With trigger method we can execute one event at a time. trigger method execute events synchronously. trigger method takes argument as event type string (i.e. click). Example is mentioned below:
trigger() method example
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="sourceform">
<p>Source Content</p>
<br>
<button id="btnReplace">Replace example</button>
</form>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#btnReplace').on('click', function () {
$("#sourceform").trigger("submit");
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>