HTMLElement.click()

The HTMLElement.click() method simulates a mouse-click on an element.

When click() is used with supported elements (e.g. one of the <input> types), it fires the element's click event. This event then bubbles up to elements higher in the document tree (or event chain) and fires their click events. One exception: The click() method will not cause an <a> element to initiate navigation as if a real mouse-click had been received.

Syntax

JavaScript
elt.click()

Specification

Specification Status Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 20[3] 5[1] (Yes) (Yes)[2] 6[3]
input@file (limited) (Yes) 4 (Yes) 12.10 (Yes)
input@file (full) (Yes) 4 (Yes) No support (Yes)
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support ? ? ? ? ?

[1] Prior to Gecko 5.0 (Firefox 5.0 / Thunderbird 5.0 / SeaMonkey 2.2), Gecko did not implement the click() method on other elements that might be expected to respond to mouse-clicks, such as links (<a> elements), nor would it necessarily fire the click event of other elements.

[2] In Presto-based versions of Opera, the click() method will be silently ignored if made on an <input> with its type attribute set to file and its CSS display property set to none.

[3] Older versions had HTMLInputElement.click(), and HTMLButtonElement.click() only.

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/htmlelement/click

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