jQuery is tailor-made to handle HTML/DOM events.
jQuery Event Methods
Event handlers are methods that are called when "something happens" in HTML.
The term "triggered (or "fired") by an event" is often used.
It is common to put jQuery code into event handler methods in the <head> section.
In the example below, a function is called when the click event for the button is triggered:
<html>
<head>
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script> $(document).ready(function()
{ $("button").click(function(){ $("p").hide(); }); });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph.</p>
<button>Click me</button> </body>
</html>
Some jQuery Event Methods
Here are some examples of event methods in jQuery:
Event Method Description
$(document).ready(function) Specifies a function to execute when the
DOM is fully loaded
Binds/Triggers the click event
Binds/Triggers the double click event
Binds/Triggers the focus event
Binds/Triggers the mouseover event
Jquery Event
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