There are many ways in jQuery to “bind” ajax functions to events. With jQuery 1.7 and beyond, everything has been consolidated into the on() and off() functions. Everything else has been deprecated. No more live(), die(), bind(), unbind(), and delegate(). Not only does on() and off() replace these infamous functions, it has been optimized to run substantially faster.

Of course they left the old functions in the code so that Apps don’t immediately break with the update, but you shouldn’t wait to make the transition. The speed increase alone makes it worth your while, and in most cases, a simple swap of your live() and bind() functions with on() is enough to get you started. We even have a new one() function that allows you to run an ajax routine once, then remove it.

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$('#someDiv').on( 'click', function(event) {
    //some code
});
 
$document.on( 'click', "#someDiv", function(event) {
    //some code    
});

$('#someDiv').on( 'click', function(event) {
    //some code
});

$document.on( 'click', "#someDiv", function(event) {
    //some code    
});

Be sure to read the full documentation to see other clever ways to use on() and off().

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