programmatically change element value javascript

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I wanting to get the currentTarget to pass to a function, once I have changed the value of a select programmatically.

Is this possible? Something like,

$('input[name="client_id"]').val(model.get('id')) //Change the value of select
this.doSave( $('input[name="client_id"]')); //Do save expects event(e) as parameter

function doSave(event){
    console.log($(event.currentTarget);
}

I have simplified this down massively, basically I am changing a select programmatically, and then want to fire my save event, which normally gets triggered on a change event, and as a result takes an event as a parameter, but all I have is the DOM element? Is there a way to send it an event?

VishwaKumar · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-26 10:07:26Z

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Use the change event handler as below :

$('input[name="client_id"]').on('change', function(event) {
   console.log($(event.currentTarget);
});

or

$('input[name="client_id"]').on('change', doSave);

function doSave(event){
    console.log($(event.currentTarget);
}

answered Nov 26, 2015 at 10:07

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U.P · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-26 10:07:28Z

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First of all, This

$('input[name="client_id"]')

apparently, changes the value of an input and not select.

This

$('select[name="client_id"]').val(model.get('id'))

changes the selected option in a select.

You can bind the change event on a select like

$('select').change(function(event){
    //use event here 
    //or pass to doSave(event)
});

and it will be fired when call

$('input[name="client_id"]').change();

answered Nov 26, 2015 at 10:07

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