how to click a button in javascript function? [duplicate]

Question

I have this button

<button id="stopButton" onClick="stop(); clearInterval(add); ">Sabitle</button>

And I have this function

function displayMessage(message)
        {
            chatTextArea.value = message + "\n";
            chatTextArea.scrollTop = chatTextArea.scrollHeight;

            if(message == "Stop")
            {
                 !!!!! I want to click stopButton in this area !!!!
            }

        }

How can I click this button in function?

you will have a much easier time if you use jQuery: api.jquery.com/click — Radley Sustaire
– Radley Sustaire, Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 6:52
I would suggest keeping the html view and js control as separate as possible. AKA having the stopButton call a single function that has the logic for what you need it to do, and use the same funtion in displayMessage(). — kallehj
– kallehj, Commented Aug 21, 2014 at 6:57

user3886234 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-21 06:50:12Z

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I think you are going about this in a round-about fashion.

Instead of trying to programmatically click the button, why don't you just call the functions that the button calls when clicked?

answered Aug 21, 2014 at 6:50

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N8FURY · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-21 06:50:26Z

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Try like this

$("#stopButton").click();

answered Aug 21, 2014 at 6:50

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Milind Anantwar · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-06 09:54:10Z

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Use:

$("#stopButton")[0].click();

or

document.getElementById("stopButton").click();

edited Nov 6, 2015 at 9:54

answered Aug 21, 2014 at 6:49

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user2173353 Over a year ago

From what I've seen, it is document.getElementById("stopButton").click();, not onclick(). And this is the only thing that actually works. JQuery (at least my version) simply doesn't work for this.

Milind Anantwar Over a year ago

Yup. should be click and not onclick. will update that. thanks

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