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How would you do something like this:

somemethod($("#buttonelement"));

function(ele) {
  ele.click(function(event) { alert("hi"); });
}

in other words how do you pass in an element as a jquery object and register the click event.

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  • What's not working about the code you posted? Commented Apr 14, 2009 at 15:57
  • the function doesn't have a name. Commented Apr 14, 2009 at 15:57

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Just like that...?

function someMethod(ele) {
    ele.click(function(event) {
        alert("hi");
    });
}

someMethod($("#buttonelement"));

The jQuery object is just like any other object in Javascript and can be passed to functions as normal.

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Must agree with Green, does not work! works with straight javascript tho: var obj = document.getElementById('downpmt'); ..then send obj to your function.
@HankCastello @ Green: if the above code "sometimes" does not work for you then you definitely have a problem somewhere else in your code. Claiming that the above function doesn't work "sometimes", and therefore isn't right, is voodoo programming.

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