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How to trigger clicks automatically with jQuery?

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Sometimes, we want to trigger clicks automatically with jQuery.

In this article, we’ll look at how to trigger clicks automatically with jQuery.

How to trigger clicks automatically with jQuery?

To trigger clicks automatically with jQuery. we can call the click method.

For instance, we write:

<button>
  hello
</button>

to add a button.

Then we write:

const button = $('button')
button.on('click', () => console.log('clicked'))

$(document).ready(() => {
  $(button).click();
});

We select the button with $('button').

Then we call on with 'click' and a click event handler to add an event handler.

Then we call click on the button when the document is loaded.

Therefore, we see 'clicked' logged when the page loads.

Conclusion

To trigger clicks automatically with jQuery. we can call the click method.

By John Au-Yeung

Web developer specializing in React, Vue, and front end development.

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