Hello there! I'm currently tackling the challenge of dynamically altering the ID of a button when other buttons are clicked. Here's the situation:
I have one search button with the ID #searchButton, and three additional buttons with IDs #changeButton1, #changeButton2, and #changeButton3. Whenever any of the other buttons (#changeButton1, #changeButton2, or #changeButton3) are clicked, I want to update the ID of the #searchButton to match the clicked button. The problem I am encountering is that while the ID of #searchButton changes successfully on the first click, subsequent clicks on other buttons (e.g., #changeButton2 or #changeButton3) do not trigger an ID update. Despite observing the change in Inspect Element (F12), it appears that the click handler for #searchButton is not being executed after the initial ID change.
<button id="searchButton" class="btn btn-primary">Search</button>
<button class="btn btn-secondary" id="changeButton1">Button 1</button>
<button class="btn btn-secondary" id="changeButton2">Button 2</button>
<button class="btn btn-secondary" id="changeButton3">Button 3</button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#searchButton').on('click', handleSearchButtonClick);
$('#changeButton1').on('click', function() {
$('#searchButton').attr('id', 'searchButton1');
console.log('ID changed to searchButton1');
});
$('#changeButton2').on('click', function() {
$('#searchButton').attr('id', 'searchButton2');
console.log('ID changed to searchButton2');
});
$('#changeButton3').on('click', function() {
$('#searchButton').attr('id', 'searchButton3');
console.log('ID changed to searchButton3');
});
});
</script>
After clicking #changeButton1, the ID of #searchButton updates to searchButton1. However, subsequent clicks on other buttons fail to alter the ID of #searchButton, and the click event does not function as intended.
What steps can I take to resolve this issue and ensure that the ID is dynamically updated each time a button is clicked?