trigger jQuery method

The trigger() method executes one or more jquery methods automatically, without the need for the user to be linked to the web.

Example: There are two buttons that when clicked on each one of them shows a different result inside a div element. Clicking on button 1 will show a paragraph with a text inside it, clicking on button 2 will show another text plus the paragraph shown by button 1, executed automatically with the trigger() method.

append(). Attach html code to the selected element

<button id="myButton1">Button 1</button>
<button id="myButton2">Button 2</button>
<div id="show"></div>
<script>
$('#myButton1').on('click', function() {
  $("#show").append('<p>Showing Button 1</p><hr>');
});
$('#myButton2').on('click', function() {
  $("#show").append('<p>Showing Button 2</p>');
  $('#myButton1').trigger('click');
});
</script>