Difference between on() and live() or bind() in jQuery
Last Updated : 17 Dec, 2021
jQuery offers various event handlers like
on(),
live() and
bind(). Though, there are some minor differences which are discussed below.
bind() method: This method only attaches events to elements which exist beforehand i.e. state of initialized document before the events are attached. If the selector condition is satisfied for an event afterward, bind() will not work on that function. It also won't work in the case if selector condition is removed from the element.
- Example: html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- CDN for jQuery --> <script src= "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.js"> </script> </head> <body> <div class="content"> <p class="a">This is Statement 1.</p> <script> /* Here, the bind() works on elements initialized beforehand only */ $(".a").bind("click",function(){ $(this).css("color","red"); }); </script> <p class="a">This is Statement 2.</p> <!-- click() method works on Statement 1 but not on Statement 2. --> </div> </body> </html> - Output: Before clicking those statement:
After clicking those statement: 
live() method: This method attaches events not only to existing elements but also for the ones appended in the future as well but it won't work in the case if selector condition is removed from the element.
Note: The live() method was deprecated in jQuery version 1.7, and removed in version 1.9.
- Example: html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Old CDN for .live() to work in jQuery --> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js"> </script> </head> <body> <div class="content"> <p class="a">This is Statement 1.</p> <script> /* live() method works for elements appended later as well */ $(".a").live("click",function(){ $(this).css("color","red"); }); </script> <p class="a">This is Statement 2.</p> <!-- live() method works on both Statement 1 and Statement 2. --> </div> </body> </html> - Output: Before clicking those statement: After clicking those statement:
on() method: This method attaches events not only to existing elements but also for the ones appended in the future as well. The difference here between on() and live() function is that on() method is still supported and uses a different syntax pattern, unlike the above two methods.
- Example: html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- CDN for jQuery --> <script src= "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.js"> </script> </head> <body> <div class="content"> <p class="a">This is Statement 1.</p> <script> /* Works on all elements within scope of the document */ $(document).on("click",".a",function(){ $(this).css("color","red"); }); </script> <p class="a">This is Statement 2.</p> <!-- on() method works on both Statement 1 and Statement 2. --> </div> </body> </html> - Output: Before clicking those statement: After clicking those statement:
Differences summarized for the above methods: | Property | bind() | live() | on() |
| Deprecated | Yes | Yes | No |
| Removed | No | Yes | No |
| Scope | Elements initialized beforehand | For both current and future event binding | For both current and future event binding |
| Syntax: | $([selector]).bind([event],[function]); | $([selector]).live([event],[function]); | $(document).on([event],[selector],[function]); |
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