Can I remove inline event handlers using jQuery?

Question

I have some HTML with an onclick attribute. I want to override that attribute using jQuery. Is there any way to remove the click handler using jQuery? Using unb

Answer 1

$("#theElement")[0].onclick = function() {
  whatever();
};
// -- or --
$("#theElement")[0].onclick = null;

It's not that jQuery would make the standard DOM functions and properties go away. ;-)