Question

I would like an alternative to using callback method inside of jQuery’s .val() method (Which it clearly doesn’t support). For example:

http://jsbin.com/ilahan/edit#source

$("#box").val("The New Value", function(){
  alert("It's changed now");
});

Answer 1

What’s wrong with using .change ?

$("#box").val("The New Value").change(function(){
  alert("It's changed now");
});

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As Vega stated in his comments, changing the val from code won’t trigger the change event no matter what: .val() doesn't trigger .change() in jquery