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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T12:51:02+00:00 2026-05-22T12:51:02+00:00

How can i use trigger() in jquery to emulate onclick attribute of a anchor

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How can i use trigger() in jquery to emulate onclick attribute of a anchor tag:

<a id="anc" href="#" onclick="someFunction()"> some text </a>

here if i use

$("anc").trigger('click');

its not working

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    2026-05-22T12:51:03+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 12:51 pm

    you need to correctly reference the id “anc” in the jQuery selector with a #:

    $("#anc").trigger('click');
    
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