onclick event jquery

1$( "#target" ).click(function() {
2  alert( "Handler for .click() called." );
3});

1$('#selector').on('click',function(){
2    //Your code here
3});                  

1$( "#other" ).click(function() {
2  $( "#target" ).click();
3});
4

1//1st way
2$(".searchCategory").click(function () {
3  //your code here
4});
5
6//2nd way
7$(".searchCategory").on( "click",getCategory);	// getCategory is a function but don't need the pharenthesis
8//if you write getCategory() instead of getCategory when getCategory is a function with no pharamenters it might not work

1$( "#dataTable tbody tr" ).on( "click", function() {
2  console.log( $( this ).text() );
3});
4

1// Html
2<input type="text" onchange="MyFuction(this)" />
3  
4// Js  
5function MyFunction(item) {
6  var input = $(item);
7  console.log(input);
8}