Just bind doSomething() to the click event for the second link.
This looks like a usability nightmare, but whatever ...
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:42 PM, SLR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> First off, I'm not sure this is even possible, but I thought I'd
> ask...
>
> Is it possible to use jQuery (or just plain JavaScript) to simulate a
> link click?
>
> Can something like this be done?
>
> // Script
>
> function doSomething()
> {
> // executes some code
> }
>
> $(document).ready(function()
> {
> $("#MyLink").... // Some code that causes Link 1 to execute as if
> it was clicked when Link 2 is clicked
> }
>
> // Markup
>
> <a href="#" onclick="doSomething" />Link 1</a> // Link 1
>
> <a href="#" id="MyLink" />Link 2</a> // Link 2
>
> Also, I don't want Link 2 to call the function directly; I want it to
> cause Link 1 to be "clicked."
>
> I've been trying to figure this out for a long time, and I'm pretty
> stumped.
