jQuery trigger click not working in IE

Question

The following works in Chrome and HTML--it clicks five separate elements on page load. IE8 doesn't throw any error, but the click event does not happen. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

<script>
    window.onload = function(){
    $(document).ready(function(){ 
    var1=document.getElementById("agencyautoclick")
    $(var1).trigger('click');
    var2=document.getElementById("scaleautoclick")
    $(var2).trigger('click');
    var3=document.getElementById("modeautoclick")
    $(var3).trigger('click');
    var4=document.getElementById("infrastructureautoclick")
    $(var4).trigger('click');
    var5=document.getElementById("topicsautoclick")
    $(var5).trigger('click');
    });
    }
</script>

I originally wasn't using jQuery (just used .click()), but that again did not work in IE8.

Sam3k · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 19:16:15Z

3

All you have written is the same as:

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){ 
  $('#agencyautoclick').trigger('click');
  $('#scaleautoclick').trigger('click');
  $('#modeautoclick').trigger('click');
  $('#infrastructureautoclick').trigger('click');
  $('#topicsautoclick').trigger('click');
});   
</script>

You are not taking advantage of jQuery =)

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 19:16

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algorhythm · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-11 21:37:56Z

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don't do

var1=document.getElementById("agencyautoclick")
$(var1).trigger('click');

do

var $var1 = $('#agencyautoclick');

// OR

var $var1 = document.getElementById('agencyautoclick');

and don't forget the semicolon ";" end the end of EACH complete command (line).

further

window.onload = function(){
    $(document).ready(function() { /* ... */ });
};

is not good. You have to decide if you want to load the function on window-load or if you want to load it on document-ready.

just write

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() { /* ... */ });

    // OR

    $(window).load(function() { /* ... */ });
</script>

edited Jan 11, 2013 at 21:37

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 19:12

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Daniel Ezra Moraff Over a year ago

Thanks, but IE8 doesn't seem to like any of them. Oy vey.

algorhythm Over a year ago

Post your according HTML-Code... Maybe there is the mistake

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