Why does the jquery change event not trigger when I set the value of a select using val()?

Question

The logic in the change() event handler is not being run when the value is set by val(), but it does run when user selects a value with their mouse

Answer 1

As far as I can read in API's. The event is only fired when the user clicks on an option.

http://api.jquery.com/change/

For select boxes, checkboxes, and radio buttons, the event is fired immediately when the user makes a selection with the mouse, but for the other element types the event is deferred until the element loses focus.