Using jQuery, I set a link tag\'s click handler like this:
$(\'#lnk\').click(handleClick);
handleClick does something like this:
You can use apply() or call():
handleClick.call(theElementThatShouldBeThis);
But of course theElementThatShouldBeThis
must be a DOM element or something that is accepted as input for jQuery()
.
And it becomes more tricky if you are accessing the event
element inside handleClick
. But I will just assume you don't ;)
You can also always execute the event handler in the context of #lnk
by calling $('#lnk').click()
(which simulates a click).
I think you're looking for "call" or "apply":
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/call
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply
var result = fun.apply(thisArg, [argsArray]);
or
var result = fun.call(thisArg[, arg1[, arg2[, ...]]]);
Use Function.apply and pass in the DOM element returned by the query.
handleClick.apply($('#lnk')[0]);
Or better yet, let jQuery simulate a click on the element (Assuming you've already attached the click event handler).
$('#lnk').click();