Question

If I assign a function to a variable foo, is there a way to select all elements that do not have a binding to foo given that they are assigned via a structure like $('.elementsWithClass').click(foo)?

My motivation here is we have ajax requests replacing parts of the DOM, and I need an easy way to rebind event handlers that is not based on .live/.on as we are controlling event bubbling in some parts of the application.

Answer 1

Regarding the motivation for doing this, since they are assigned with $(".elementsWithClass").click(foo), you should just reselect them after the DOM has been updated.

$("#container").load("/new/content.html", function() {
    $(this).find(".elementSWithClass").click(foo);
});

Since they need to be rebound, that must mean they’ve been replaced, which means it won’t do any good to select them based on if they have a handler.