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jQuery Event delegate() Method

jQuery Event Methods

Example

Hide or show a p element when a button is clicked:

$("div").delegate("button","click",function(){
$("p").slideToggle();
});

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Definition and Usage

The delegate() method attaches one or more event handlers for specified elements that are children of selected elements, and specifies a function to run when the events occur.

Event handlers attached using the delegate() method will work for both current and FUTURE elements (like a new element created by a script).

Syntax

$(selector).delegate(childSelector,event,data,function)

Parameter	Description
childSelector	Required. Specifies one or more child elements to attach the event handler to
event	Required. Specifies one or more events to attach to the elements. Multiple event values are separated by space. Must be a valid event
data	Optional. Specifies additional data to pass along to the function
function	Required. Specifies the function to run when the event(s) occur

Try it Yourself - Examples

Add event handlers for future elements
How to use the delegate() method to add event handlers for elements not yet created.