Here is a snippet of jQuery code that may need some clarification. In this code, when the element with ID 'box1' is clicked, it triggers an event that directs to a modal dialog where there is a class called 'colors'. The issue here is that every time the '.colors' element is clicked, an alert box pops up. However, on subsequent clicks, multiple alert boxes appear one after another. This means that clicking for the nth time will result in 'n' alert boxes appearing consecutively.
I would appreciate an explanation of why this behavior occurs and any suggestions for resolving it.
$('#box1').click( function() {
window.location.href='#openModal';
$('.colors').click( function() {
alert('xyz');
});
});