What's the difference between jQuery.bind() and jQuery.on()?

Question

And why is .on() now preferred in jQuery 1.7?

Answer 1

The MAIN difference is that .bind requires the element (selector) exist AT THE TIME it gets attached, whereas .on does not have that requirement, and .on frankly has better/more elegant syntax in my opinion. See the documentation first paragraph http://api.jquery.com/bind/