[regression] Append with multiple elements doesn't bind events

[Blak]

When attempting to use append to add a button (complete with click event handler) to multiple elements, the button appears however the click events are not bound.

This only appears to effect browsers that use addEventListener, in IE it works as expected.

The following does not bind an event to the buttons

var button = $("<input type='button' value='Click Me!' />").click(function(){
  alert("hello");
});
//there are 2 divs inside #append
$("#append div").append(button);

However using

button.appendTo("#appendto div");

works as expected in all browsers tested (FF3, Opera9, Safari3 (Win), IE6, IE7).

Both methods work when using jQuery 1.2.6 or if you're appending to a single element.

[Blak]

Test case

[dmethvin]

The problem seems to be that .append() goes through the internal domManip function; that uses the DOM cloneNode method which doesn't copy events. The .appendTo() method uses jQuery's .clone() method, which does copy events.

Although the end result is that events are lost, this is more of a core DOM manipulation issue so I'll reassign it there.

[Rick Waldron]

Please provide a reduced jsFiddle test case, thanks!

Additionally, test against the jQuery 0 GIT version to ensure the issue still exists.

[Blak]

Tested against jQuery 0 GIT and the problems still exists.

jsFiddle test case can be found at: ​http://jsfiddle.net/PC5vu/2/

[snover]

Duplicate of #5566.

[john]

There wasn't a 1.4.5 release, was actually 1.5.

[john]

There was no 1.4.5 release, was actually 1.5.