Emulate clicking a link with Javascript that works with IE

Question

I want to have java script clicking a link on the page..I found something on the net that suggests adding a function like this:

function fireEvent(obj,evt){
         


        

Answer 1

Try this if you are still getting error (Use of Jquery + prototype)

function fireEvent(element,event){  
if (document.createEventObject){
// dispatch for IE
try {
      var evt = document.createEventObject();
      jQuery(element).change();
      return element.fireEvent('on'+event,evt);
} catch(e) { }                  
}
else{
// dispatch for firefox + others
var evt = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
evt.initEvent(event, true, true ); // event type,bubbling,cancelable
return !element.dispatchEvent(evt);
}
}