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Define custom event

 

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
        
            
                $("div").bind("myCustomEvent", function(e, myName, myValue){
                  $(this).text(myName + ", hi there!");
                });
                $("button").click(function () {
                  $("div").trigger("myCustomEvent", [ "asdf" ]);
                });
            

               


        });
    </script>
<style>

  div { width:50px; height:70px; float:left; margin:5px;
        background:rgb(255,140,0); cursor:pointer; }
  
</style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
          <div>asdf</div>
          <button>bn</button>
                 
    </body>
</html>

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