.click function in jquery always have to get a nameless function?

Question

Hallo all. I have a little problem.

I have a function. Let’s call it :

function rowClick ()
{

}

Anyway, the question is:

How can I bind this function to a click event without it being called?

What I mean is, if I do this:

$("#holder").click (function(){ rowClick(); });

the rowClick function gets called while registering it to the click event.

Anyway I understand why this happens. I just don’t understand how I can bind the function to the event in a way that it won’t be called.

Thanks.

Answer 1

How about...

$("#holder").click (rowClick); 

...although the anonymous function should not be invoked (and, therefore, neither should rowClick) until the click event occurs.

Answer 2

Remove the function() and parenthesis from the function name, ex:

$("#holder").click(rowClick);

Answer 3

You just have to pass a function reference as parameter. That does not neccesarily mean an anonymous function.

The call

$("#holder").click ( rowClick );

will work just fine. Don't forget to redesign your rowClick function with an event parameter:

function rowClick (event) {
   alert(event.target.id);
}

This parameter is passed in automatically and can be accessed within your callback function.