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Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh?

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SAM wrote on 03 jul 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> the function click() can't work with a link (in "normal" JS)
> it was made for buttons of forms
> (submit for instance)

It can.

However, if you leave the page, you won't see the result.

This will work:

<a href="#sec-2-2" 
onclick="showMe('Task');return false;">
Do that tomorrow</a>

and usually this will:

<a href="#sec-2-2" target='_blank'
onclick="showMe('Task');">
Do that tomorrow</a>



-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-03 12:09 +0200
  Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2012-07-03 14:26 +0200
    Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-04 11:43 +0200
      Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-07-04 12:13 +0200
        Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-04 14:37 +0200
      Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2012-07-04 13:58 +0200
        Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-05 09:23 +0200
          Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2012-07-05 14:47 +0200
        Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-05 16:48 +0200
  Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-07-03 20:11 +0200
    Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-03 18:25 +0000
      Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-07-03 13:16 -0700
        Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-07-03 21:10 +0000
      Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-07-04 09:49 +0200
        Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-07-04 10:18 +0200
    Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-04 14:36 +0200
      Re: Why is .click() not effective and requires us to press on Refresh? "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> - 2012-07-04 15:15 +0200

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