That code does not create a link, it binds that function to existing links. You either have to add a link in the html. Or create a link with something like $('<a href="#">a link</a>').appendTo("body");
as the first line after $(document).ready(function() { On Mar 5, 2:16 am, pradeep_tp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am new to JQuery. I did the following to get started with JQuery. > > 1) Downloaded JQuery Uncompressed version. Renamed JQuery.1.2.3.js to > JQuery.js (I do not know whether this is correct! ) > 2) I followed the tutorial for "Hello world" and typed the following > code into an HTML file > > <html> > > <head> > <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"> > > </script> > <script type="text/ > javascript"> > alert('here'); > $(document).ready(function() { > $("a").click(function() { > alert("Hello world!"); > }); > }); > > </ > script> > </ > head> > > <body> > > </ > body> > </html> > > After opening this HTML file in IE 7.9, I find nothing on the page, > not even any javascript error. The code is supposed to display a link, > but I do not find any link on the page. Can anyone help me here. > > - pradeep