How to click a specific link with jQuery

Question

I'm trying to simply click a link whenever someone presses the right arrow key, but nothing is happening.

I've got this link:

<a title="party pics! 16" href="/photos/photo/new-party-pics-16/" id="next-in-gallery"> <img src="http://localhost/static/photologue/photos/cache/thumbnail16.jpg"> </a>

and this jQuery:

<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).keydown(function(e){ if (e.keyCode == 39) { $("a#next-in-gallery").click(); return false; } }); </script>

Seems to do nothing, though. Thoughts?

bevacqua · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-22 20:13:26Z

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How about

<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).keydown(function(e){ if (e.keyCode == 39) { document.location.href = $("a#next-in-gallery")[0].href; return false; } }); </script>

?

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 20:13

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Brian D Over a year ago

That'll do. Thanks! Can't neglect plain old JS.

Josh Mein · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-22 20:12:39Z

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$("a#next-in-gallery").trigger('click');

edited Jun 22, 2011 at 20:12

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answered Jun 22, 2011 at 20:11

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Jose Faeti Over a year ago

maybe you have to remove return false;

Brian D Over a year ago

Nope, that doesn't seem to cut it either.

Jose Faeti Over a year ago

api.jquery.com/trigger look at the first example you see... that's exactly like it. Maybe there's something else changing the behavior of that anchor? Could you try it on different browsers?

Brian D Over a year ago

I haven't tried it on any other browsers, but I'm testing in Chrome, so my confidence is pretty high with that... That's the only JS or jQuery targeting that anchor. I bet it's because the jQuery was above the link and since I didn't do it on ready, it was unable to actually grab the link before it loaded. But then again.. it's a keypress.. so I don't know.

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