on click call jquery function code example

Example 1: jquery click function

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

Example 2: jquery on click function

//1st way
$(".searchCategory").click(function () {
  //your code here
});

//2nd way
$(".searchCategory").on( "click",getCategory);	// getCategory is a function but don't need the pharenthesis
//if you write getCategory() instead of getCategory when getCategory is a function with no pharamenters it might not work