Thank you for the advice. It worked perfectly. On Jun 1, 6:28 am, "Brandon Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you actually create a function reference instead of passing an anonymous > function, they will not be duplicated. > > var fn = function(e) { alert('in textfield'); }; > > $('input.text').bind('focus', fn); > > In the near future, once jQuery 1.1.3 is released, you would be able to use > the behavior plugin and it would automagically bind the events to new > elements as they are added. It would look like this: > > $('input.text').behavior('focus', function() { alert('in textfield'); }); > > Then whenever a new element that matches that selector is added, it will > bind the event to it. > > You can find the behavior plugin here (requires jQuery Rev > 1845+):http://brandonaaron.net/jquery/plugins/behavior/ > > -- > Brandon Aaron > > On 5/31/07, John R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have a table with rows of input fields that is dynamic in that the > > user can add / remove rows. I'm trying to trigger a function whenever > > the user clicks in any of the fields, so for example I use this: > > > $("input.text").focus( function() { alert("In textfield"); } ); > > > After a row is dynamically added, I need to reapply this so the new > > rows fields will trigger the function as well, but if I just use that > > line again then the original rows get triggered twice. > > > So, I'm trying to figure out how to filter out all the fields that > > already have a focus event attached. Basically, how do I say "Give me > > all input.text's that don't have an onfocus set? > > > Thanks > > John