Summary

The jQuery event system can be very powerful if we choose to leverage it fully. In this chapter, we have seen several aspects of the system, including event delegation methods, custom events, and the event extension API. We have also found ways of sidestepping pitfalls associated with delegation and with events that are triggered frequently.

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