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How do I click a link with javascript?

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Let you fire click events on any html element.

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  1. HTMLElement.prototype.click = function() {
  2. 	if (document.createEvent) {
  3. 		var evt = this.ownerDocument.createEvent('MouseEvents');
  4. 		evt.initMouseEvent('click', true, true, this.ownerDocument.defaultView, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
  5. 		this.dispatchEvent(evt);
  6. 	} else if (this.fireEvent) {
  7. 		this.fireEvent("onclick");
  8. 	}
  9. }
  10.  
  11. // usage
  12. // <a href="http://www.barattalo.it" id="linktoclick">auto click</a>
  13. document.getElementById("linktoclick").click();

URL: http://www.barattalo.it/2009/11/18/click-links-with-javascript/

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