.click() event doesn't automatically trigger .change() event in IE7 / IE8

[jaredcobb@…]

In jQuery 1.6.1, when you trigger a .click() event, the .change() event also automatically fires. However this is not the case in Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (haven't tested older versions). I created a simple example: ​http://jsfiddle.net/wDKPN/27/

Background: It looks like in jQuery 1.4.4 (all browsers) the .click() event did not also automatically fire the .change() event. I assume the new behavior is on purpose, but simply not working properly in IE7/8

[Rick Waldron]

Duplicate of #9274.

[jaredcobb]

Replying to rwaldron:

Duplicate of #9274.

I don't believe this is a duplicate. My description is very different than #9274. Can this be re-opened? Please read my description, and you'll see that you can replicate it on jsfiddle

[dmethvin]

I just tested this case all the way back to jQuery 1.2.6 in IE6. A programmatic $().click() hasn't ever fired a change. Seems like it should though.

[dmethvin]

Simplified non-jQuery test case for reference, can't test it on IE atm: ​http://jsfiddle.net/dmethvin/zpnAf/

[anonymous]

I've got the problem that IE doesn't even fire click() at all, also not live('click',... nor bind()

[dvdbrander]

Replying to anonymous:

I've got the problem that IE doesn't even fire click() at all, also not live('click',... nor bind()

Sorry, forgot to edit my name, and found out it only fires on buttons, while in other browsers it also fires on divs and others.

[dmethvin]

In the 1.7 change-event rewrite, this works fine for jQuery-attached handlers (the original test case). However, a programmatic click does not fire the inline onchange handler until the blur event. It's a split decision, but since it fixes the OP's case I'll close this as fixed. In general, obscure issues with inline handlers are a wontfix for jQuery, see ​http://docs.jquery.com/Won%27t_Fix .

[dan@…]

I just tried the original jsfiddle in IE8/7 (​http://jsfiddle.net/wDKPN/27/) and this is still not fixed as described in the original bug report. Can this be re-opened or am I misunderstanding?

[dan@…]

Forgot to mention - I tried it using jQuery 1.7.2

[dmethvin]

Seems to work for me on Edge (1.8), you had 1.6 selected.

​http://jsfiddle.net/wDKPN/57/

[dan@…]

Replying to dmethvin:

Seems to work for me on Edge (1.8), you had 1.6 selected.

​http://jsfiddle.net/wDKPN/57/

I was using 1.7.2. Agreed that it works correctly on Edge. I guess there is no reason to reopen it then. Thanks