To avoid excessive $(‘#.’).click() -functions, I want to pass arguments in an li element.

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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T22:36:47+00:00 2026-05-27T22:36:47+00:00

To avoid excessive $('#.').click()-functions, I want to pass arguments in an li element.

What would be the proper way in HTML5?

example:

<ul>
  <li>I'm clickable<code>method|parm1,parm2</code></li>
....
$('li').click(e) function() {
  //I will read the method and serve...

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-27T22:36:48+00:00

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The

<code>

tag is there for styling only. You should probably use data attributes like so:

<ul>
  <li data-method="method" data-params="parm1,parm2">I'm clickable</li>
   <!--...-->
</ul>

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