[jQuery] Re: Why doesn't code execute when Drop Down is changed or Button clicked.

Also you need to add the handlers after DOM has loaded, or run the script at the end of the document body: $(document).ready(function(){ $('#lstRace').change(function(){ alert('yay'); }); // everything that deals with elements in here }); Sounds like you're starting in

[jQuery] Re: Why doesn't code execute when Drop Down is changed or Button clicked.

try $("#clickMe").click(function () { alert('four'); }); bkbonner wrote: I've been trying to figure out why when I click the button nothing happens...Can someone shed me some light on this example? function init(){ alert('one');