javascript - JQuery detecting Programatic change event

Question

If i do jQuery(expr).change( function), then I can get an event function to fire when the user makes a change to the value.

Is it possible to get this to fire if it's changed programatically, ie if I call jQuery(expr).val("moo").

or if some Plain old JavaScript changes it's value?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

After you've changed the value, you can fire the event yourself, and thus calling all the 'onchange' handlers.

jQuery('#element').change();