Call function associated with mouseenter

Question

With jQuery, I added a function to an element like this:

$('#theId').mouseenter(function(){
    // ...
});

Now, I want to call the function associated with #theId.mouseenter, from a script. I know this is possible:

$('#theId').mouseenter(theFunction);
function theFunction() {
    // ...
}

With this, I could call theFunction() from a script. But I'd like to know if there is a function to execute the functions associated with #theId.mouseenter. It is for example possible to run functions associated with elem.scroll by executing $(elem).scroll();. Is there something similar for the mouseenter event?

did you at least try `$(elem).mouseenter();` before asking ?? — adeneo, Apr 17 '13 at 15:16
@adeneo actually, I did, it didn't work (or my code was faulty, which I'm checking now...) — , Apr 17 '13 at 15:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '13 at 15:15

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You can trigger mouseenter :

$('#theId').trigger('mouseenter');

http://api.jquery.com/trigger/

answered Apr 17 '13 at 15:15

Philippe Boissonneault

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Adil Shaikh · Answer 2 · 2013-04-17T15:21:32.413

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Use .trigger();

$('#theId').trigger("mouseenter");

edited Apr 17 '13 at 15:21

answered Apr 17 '13 at 15:14

Adil Shaikh

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '13 at 15:17

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You actually don't need the trigger at all - just $('#theId').mouseenter();

answered Apr 17 '13 at 15:17

Call function associated with mouseenter

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