How to trigger a click on a list with many list items using jQuery

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Please note that I want to use JQuery for this. This question How to trigger a click on a link using jQuery provided a solution for when only one anchor exists inside the list

However I have more than one list item and more than one anchor.

<ul id="navigation_list">
  <li id="sub_menu1_tab" style="">
    <span class="decorator"></span>
    <a id="policies" href="#admin/menu1_list" class="admin-submenu-item"></a>
  </li>
  <li id="sub_menu2_tab" style="">
    <span class="decorator"></span>
    <a id="rules" href="#admin/menu2_list" class="admin-submenu-item"></a>
  </li>
  <li id="sub_menu3_tab" style="">
    <span class="decorator"></span>
    <a id="reports" href="#admin/menu3_list" class="admin-submenu-item"></a>
  </li>
</ul>

How do I trigger a click on only one of the anchors? For example I want to trigger the second list item anchor. I have tried the following without success

$("#sub_menu2_tab a").trigger('click');

and

$("#navigation_list #sub_menu2_tab a").trigger('click');

are you sure the issue is with the .trigger()? it works in this fiddle — ltotally
– ltotally, Commented Mar 12, 2015 at 18:39

levi · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-12 17:21:10Z

1

just try

$("#sub_menu2_tab a").click();

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 17:21

levi

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snowleopard Over a year ago

I actually had tried the .click() version also. This didn't work for me either. I am suspecting that either this has to do with the anchor being inside a li that's inside a ul or some deeper issue with my code I am missing. Thanks though.

levi Over a year ago

@snowleopard what do u get when call $("#sub_menu2_tab a") ? can you inspect your browser console?

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