How do I capture an event for ANY element in jQuery? Obviously $("*").click() doesn't work. Is there some sort of selector for any element that is clicked, etc.?
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2of course it works, did you try it? – nice ass Nov 08 '13 at 16:17
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2`$(document).on('click', function(e) { //do stuff });` – crush Nov 08 '13 at 16:18
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"Obviously it doesn't work" -- please support this claim with a fiddle. – tymeJV Nov 08 '13 at 16:18
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Maybe this question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6710939/capture-all-events-click-change-onmouseover-e-t-c-for-a-given-element-using – TheMentor Nov 08 '13 at 16:19
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Sorry, I meant doesn't work for what I'm trying to do. – Someone Nov 10 '13 at 01:31
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Try with
$(document).on('click', function(){})
$("body").on('click', function(){})
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