Question

In the code below, why does the open function work but the close function does not?

$('#closeLink').click('closeIt'); 

How do you just call a function in click() instead of defining it in the click() method?

<script type='text/javascript'>     $(document).ready(function() {         $('#openLink').click(function() {             $('#message').slideDown('fast');         });        $('#closeLink').click('closeIt');     });      function closeIt() {         $('#message').slideUp('slow');     } </script> 

My HTML:

Click these links to <span id='openLink'>open</span>  and <span id='closeLink'>close</span> this message.</div>  <div id='message' style='display: none'>This is a test message.</div> 

Answer 1

$('#closeLink').click(closeIt); 

Let’s say you want to call your function passing some args to it i.e., closeIt(1, false). Then, you should build an anonymous function and call closeIt from it.

$('#closeLink').click(function() {     closeIt(1, false); });