How to implement event delegation in jQuery?

Event delegation in jQuery is a technique where you attach an event handler to a parent element instead of each individual child element. This approach is efficient, especially when dealing with dynamically added elements or a large number of elements.

To implement event delegation in jQuery, you use the .on() method with two arguments: the event type and a selector that specifies the child elements you want to target.

Here's the basic syntax:

$(parentSelector).on(eventName, childSelector, eventHandler);

Explanation:

• parentSelector: The selector for the parent element.
• eventName: The type of event you want to handle (e.g., "click").
• childSelector: The selector for the child elements you want to target.
• eventHandler: The function to execute when the event occurs.

Example:

Suppose you have a list of items and you want to handle clicks on each list item. Instead of attaching an event handler to each <li>, you can attach one to the parent <ul>.

HTML:

<ul id="myList">
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
  <li>Item 3</li>
</ul>

jQuery:

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#myList').on('click', 'li', function() {
    alert('You clicked on: ' + $(this).text());
  });
});

In this example:

• #myList is the parent selector.
• 'click' is the event name.
• 'li' is the child selector.
• The event handler function alerts the text of the clicked list item.

Benefits:

1. Performance: Reduces the number of event handlers, which is beneficial for performance, especially with a large number of elements.
2. Dynamic Elements: Works with elements that are added to the DOM after the event handler is attached.

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