jQuery click()

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When a user clicks on the HTML element, the click() function is executed which attaches an event handler method to that particular HTML element.
Most of the time, this event is used together with other events of jQuery.

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jQuery Syntax

jQuery Click

Syntax:

$(selector).click(function(){
//actions go here
    });

Where,

selector represents a jquery selector that is used to select the HTML element on which the events occur.

Example:

In this example, the paragraph will disappear after a click on it.

<html>
 <head>
 <title> jQuery Example </title>
 <script type = "text/javascript"
        src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
      </script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $(".bt").click(function(){
   $(this).css("background","green");
    $("body").css("background","pink");
  });

   $("p").click(function(){
    $(this).css("display","none");
  });
});
</script>
 </head>
 <body>

<h2> jQuery Click Event Example </h2>

<p>click on me to hide me.</p>
<p>click on me to hide me.</p>
<button class="bt"> Click me to change the color of background </button>

 </body>
</html>