HTML DOM Element click()
Example
Simulate a mouse-click when moving the mouse pointer over a checkbox:
<input type="checkbox" id="myCheck" onmouseover="myFunction()";
<script>
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("myCheck").click();
}
</script>
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Definition and Usage
The click() method simulates a mouse-click on an element.
This method can be used to execute a click on an element as if the user manually clicked on it.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onclick event
Syntax
element.click()
Parameters
| NONE |
Return Value
| NONE |
Browser Support
element.click() is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
