Question

Apparently my JQuery events die when the elements are replaced. Currently they are attached like this:

$("a[id^='anb']").click(
        function () {
            /* ommited for readability */;
            var furl = "target_view";
            $('#my_article_container').load(furl, function() {
                       animateThem(); });
            return false;
        }

    );

    $("div[id^='art']").hover(
        function() {
            $(this).fadeTo("slow", 0.33);
        }
    );

Is there a mechanisme inside JQuery or a handy work around on how to re-bind these events?

Answer 1

You’re looking for the .live() function.

This will monitor the dom and reattach events automatically as items are added.

$("a[id^='anb']").live('click',
    function () {
        /* ommited for readability */;
        var furl = "target_view";
        $('#my_article_container').load(furl, function() {
                   animateThem(); });
        return false;
    }

);

$("div[id^='art']").live('hover',
    function() {
        $(this).fadeTo("slow", 0.33);
    }
);