Why does my jQuery click handler appear to run multiple times for some of its targets?

Question

I apply:

$(\".newContentLink\").click(function() {
    $(\"#test\").append(\"1\");
});

On this:

Answer 1

I had a similar problem.... Figured out that I was applying the change function in a loop...i.e. my earlier code was....

$("table#UserIRTable > tbody > tr").each(function()
{
   ..............
   ..............

  $("input[id='thisMonthSupply']").change(function(e){  
      ......
    });
  ..........
  ..........
}

took the change function out and bingo... it worked.....