Why use jQuery on instead of click

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Currently with jQuery when I need to do something when a Click occurs I will do it like this...

$(".close-box").click( function() {
    MoneyBox.closeBox();
    return false;
});

I was looking at some code someone else has on a project and they do it like this...

$(".close-box").live("click", function () {
    MoneyBox.closeBox();
    return false;
});

Notice it seems to do the same thing as far as I can tell except they are using the live() function which is now Deprecated and jQuery docs say to use on() instead but either way why use live/on() instead of my first example?

Jun 23, 2022 in Web Development by gaurav
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1 answer to this question.

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The . on() method attaches event handlers to the currently selected set of elements in the jQuery object. The click() method binds an event handler to the "click" JavaScript event, or triggers that event on an element.

answered Jun 27, 2022 by rajatha
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