jQuery - on( events [, selector ] [, data ], handler ) Method
Description
The on( events [, selector ] [, data ], handler ) method binds a handler to an event (like click) for all current − and future − matched element. Can also bind custom events.
Possible event values − blur, focus, load, resize, scroll, unload, click etc.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.on( event, selector, data, handler )
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
events − Event types separated by spaces.
selector − A Selector String
data − Data to be passed to the event handler in event.data
handler − A function to bind to the event on each of the set of matched elements
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method. Here it binds click event with each <div> element −
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $('div').on('click', function( event ){ alert('Hi there!'); }); }); </script> <style> .div{ margin:10px;padding:12px; border:2px solid #666; width:60px;} </style> </head> <body> <p>Click on any square below to see the result:</p> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:blue;"></div> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:green;"></div> <div class = "div" style = "background-color:red;"></div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −