jQuery- Detect change in the content of a SPAN field

Question

I have the below piece of code which is used to simulate a text box:

ALERT VALUE:


        

Answer 1

i think this code will help you.

$(document).ready( function() {
    $('#myId').bind( "contentchange", function(){
        alert("Changed");
    });

    $( "#btn" ).click( function () {
        $('#myId').html( "Value" ).trigger( "contentchange" );
    });
});

http://jsfiddle.net/RKLmA/192/