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click() jQuery Method
By Ceferino IV Villareal
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Have a say on what happens when users click stuff on your site:
$('#my_picture').click(function() {
// Do stuff
});
Trigger a Click
You can also use the same method to trigger the click event on selected elements:
$('#my_picture').click();
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