--- title: "What is the click event in JQuery? and how to use the click event in JQuery." description: "What is the click event in JQuery? and how to use the click event in JQuery." author: "Ethan Karla" published: 2021-07-28 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93826/what-is-the-click-event-in-jquery-and-how-to-use-the-click-event-in-jquery category: "web application" tags: ["web development", "web application development"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is the click event in JQuery? and how to use the click event in JQuery. What is the [click event](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1768/datagridview-cellcontent-click-event-not-working-properly) in JQuery? and how to use the click event in JQuery. ## Answers ### Answer by Ravi Vishwakarma When we click on an element on the web page with the mouse, then the click [event](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/54942/6-tips-for-organising-a-successful-corporate-event) is activated. This click event is accessed from predefined click() method. This click() method is written in jquery library. Executes a function when the click() method is activated. ``` Syntax$(selector).click(function() {    //statement }); ``` ``` Example                           Click Event demo        
           
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