Save jQuery callback functions in a separate file

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Published on 2010-06-08T02:55:52Z Indexed on 2010/06/08 3:02 UTC
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Probably I missed something, but lets say I have this:

$('a.delete').click(function(){
   resp=window.confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this?");
   if(resp)
       return true;
   else
       return false;
}

Now, I want to save that callback function into a separate js file, because I will use it in several pages. My logic told me to do this:

$('a.del').click(delete_element());

Having my js file like this:

function delete_element(){
   resp=window.confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this?");
   if(resp)
       return true;
   else
       return false;
}

This doesn't work. Everytime my page loads, it displays the confirm window, even if I haven't clicked the link.

It is clear that my logic failed this time. What am I missing?

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