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user1537415
user1537415

Reputation:

Simulate a click with jQuery?

After 5 seconds, I need to simulate a click on a button. 

var count = 5;
countdown = setInterval(function () {
    $("#count").html(count);
    if (count == 0) {
        alert("Jotain pitäis tapahtua. kai");
        //What should I put instead of this line?
    }
    count--;
}, 1000);
return false;

Is it even possible?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 203

Answers (5)

Shreedhar
Shreedhar

Reputation: 5640

why dont you try setTimeout()?

$("targetElement").on("click", function(){
setTimeout(function(){
    //do something
},1000);
});

Upvotes: 2

woz
woz

Reputation: 10994

Yes it is possible, and you appear to be very close to having a complete answer. Try this:

var count = 5;

setInterval(function () {
    $("#count").html(count);
    if (count == 0) {
        alert("Jotain pitäis tapahtua. kai");
        $('#myButton').click();        
    }
    count--;
}, 1000);

I just added $('#myButton').click(); to click the button.

Upvotes: 2

Nicola Peluchetti
Nicola Peluchetti

Reputation: 76880

You can do

$("#button").click();

This triggerses all the event handlers for click event that have been added to the button.Event handlers must have been added by the same instance of jQuery that triggers the click event ( be careful if you have more than one instance of jQuery )

if you want to trigger some namespaced effect use

$("#button").trigger('click.namespace');

Upvotes: 3

mittmemo
mittmemo

Reputation: 2080

From jQuery's .click() documentation:

Description: Bind an event handler to the "click" JavaScript event, or trigger that event on an element.

Upvotes: 2

user463231
user463231

Reputation:

$('#my_button').trigger('click');

That ought to do it for you.

Or as others have posted the shorthand:

$('#my_button').click();

Upvotes: 6

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