javascript - Adding onClick event dynamically using jQuery

Question

Due to a plugin being used, I can't add the "onClick" attribute to the HTML form inputs like usual. A plugin is handling the forms part in my site and it doesn't give an option to do this automatically.

Basically I have this input:

<input type="text" id="bfCaptchaEntry" name="bfCaptchaEntry" style="">

I want to add an onClick to it with jQuery onload for it to be like this:

<input onClick="myfunction()" type="text" id="bfCaptchaEntry" name="bfCaptchaEntry" style="">

How do I go about doing this?

I know this might not be standard practice but seems like the easiest option to do in my situation.

I'm a newbie to jQuery so any help is very much appreciated.

Answer 1

You can use the click event and call your function or move your logic into the handler:

$("#bfCaptchaEntry").click(function(){ myFunction(); });

You can use the click event and set your function as the handler:

$("#bfCaptchaEntry").click(myFunction);

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.click()

Bind an event handler to the "click" JavaScript event, or trigger that event on an element.

http://api.jquery.com/click/

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You can use the on event bound to "click" and call your function or move your logic into the handler:

$("#bfCaptchaEntry").on("click", function(){ myFunction(); });

You can use the on event bound to "click" and set your function as the handler:

$("#bfCaptchaEntry").on("click", myFunction);

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.on()

Attach an event handler function for one or more events to the selected elements.

http://api.jquery.com/on/