jQuery triggerHandler() compare with trigger()

Introduction

Click each button to see the difference between trigger() and triggerHandler().

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script 
 src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>/*from w ww  . jav  a  2  s .  c  o  m*/
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("input").select(function(){
    $("input").after(" Text marked!");
  });
  $("#btn1").click(function(){
    $("input").trigger("select");
  });
  $("#btn2").click(function(){
    $("input").triggerHandler("select");
  });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p><input type="text" value="Hello World"></p>

<button id="btn1">trigger()</button>
<button id="btn2">triggerHandler()</button>

</body>
</html>



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