Struts2 jQuery plugin: trigger link on double click

Question

I would like links to be trigger on double click. Something simple like this:

<sj:a href="%{link}" targets="target" ondblclick="javascript: return true;" onclick="javascript: return false;">Bližnjica</sj:a>

does not work (I guess because this is not a submit).

Maybe some JS can do that?

Answer 1

In jQuery it's easier with an ID, but you can bind to any <a> as well:

$("a").bind("dblclick", function(){
  alert("Double Clicked");
}).click(function() {
  return false; //Prevent single click
});

However, if you want a double click, I'd suggest using an element other than <a> for this, like a <span> or <div>

Then it's much simpler like this:

$("#myDiv").bind("dblclick", function(){
  alert("Double Clicked");
  //Go to some link, etc, whatever you want
  //Example, going to a link on double-click:
  //window.location = $(this).attr("href");
});

And the markup side:

<sj:div id="myDiv" href="%{link}">Bližnjica</sj:div>