How to get JQuery.trigger('click'); to initiate a mouse click
eventtrigger, html, javascript, jquery, triggers
Solution
You need to use `jQuery('#bar')[0].click();` to simulate a mouse click on the actual DOM element (not the jQuery object), instead of using the `.trigger()` jQuery method.
Note: DOM Level 2 `.click()` doesn't work on some elements in Safari. You will need to use a workaround.
http://api.jquery.com/click/
Problem
I'm having a hard time understand how to simulate a mouse click using JQuery. Can someone please inform me as to what i'm doing wrong. HTML: ``` <a id="bar" href="http://stackoverflow.com" target="_blank">Don't click me!</a> <span id="foo">Click me!</span> ``` jQuery: ``` jQuery('#foo').on('click', function(){ jQuery('#bar').trigger('click'); }); ``` Demo: FIDDLE when I click on button #foo I want to simulate a click on #bar however when I attempt this, nothing happens. I also tried `jQuery(document).ready(function(){...})` but without success.