When exactly the $(document).ready callback is executed?

Question

Suppose that we attach a .click() handler to an anchor () tag in the $(document).ready callback. This handler will cancel the default action (following the

Answer 1

In YUI, there are the methods onContentReady() and onAvailable(). unfortunately there is no equivalent to that in jQuery. However there is a plugin that was inspired by them:

http://www.thunderguy.com/semicolon/2007/08/14/elementready-jquery-plugin/

This should allow you to bind the events to the anchor before the DOM is fully loaded.