How can I simulate an anchor click via jquery?

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Published on 2009-04-21T17:18:12Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 13:13 UTC
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I have a problem with faking an anchor click via jQuery: Why does my thickbox appear the first time I click on the input button, but not the second or third time?

Here is my code:


<input onclick="$('#thickboxId').click();" type="button" value="Click me">

<a id="thickboxId" href="myScript.php" class="thickbox" title="">Link</a>

It does always work when I click directly on the link, but not if I try to activate the thickbox via the input button. This is in FF. For Chrome it seems to work every time. Any hints?

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