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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>trigger change</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 400px; }
    label { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: 600; }
    .target { width: 100%; padding: 10px 12px; border: 2px solid #10b981; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 14px; }
    #other { padding: 10px 16px; background: #6366f1; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; }
    #out { margin-top: 12px; color: #047857; font-weight: bold; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <label for="text">Text input</label>
  <input type="text" class="target" id="text" value="Hello">
  <label for="select">Select</label>
  <select class="target" id="select">
    <option>A</option>
    <option>B</option>
  </select>
  <br><br>
  <button type="button" id="other">Trigger the handler</button>
  <div id="out">Click the button to trigger change on both .target elements.</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    var count = 0;
    $(".target").on("change", function() {
      count++;
      $("#out").text("Change handler ran " + count + " time(s) total.");
    });
    $("#other").on("click", function() {
      $(".target").trigger("change");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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