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Chapter 2. Events and Observing > Event Libraries
2.5. Event Libraries
In all likelihood you’ll end up using a JavaScript library for event management; otherwise, there are just too many browser inconsistencies. I’m going to show you how to use jQuery’s event management API, although there are many other good choices, such as Prototype, MooTools, and YUI. Refer to their respective APIs for more in-depth documentation.
jQuery’s API has a bind() function for adding cross-browser event listeners. Call this function on jQuery instances, passing in an event name and handler:
