Question

I want to add a class to a link when it is clicked, but I can’t use:

$('a.someLink').click(function() {
   // code
});

since click seems to detect when a user clicks and lets go of the mouse clicker on an element. I need to add the class as soon as the user has clicked on the element, even before he lets ago of the mouse clicker and after he lets go I need the class to be removed.

Basically I’m trying to mimic css’s active state on links:

a:active

How can this be done?

Answer 1

mousedown() would be what you are looking for in the jQuery docs