[Javascript] Re: Invoke onclick event of one button from clicking a second button

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 From Javascript: The Definitive Guide, David Flanagan 

The click() method of a form element simulates a mouseclick on the form 
element but does not invoke the onclick event handler of the element 

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George Tsang writes: 

> Greetings,
>  
> I have set up the following:
>  
> <button id="abutton" onclick="alert('A clicked')">A</button> 
> <br> 
> <button id="bbutton" onclick="stuff = document.getElementById
> ('abutton'); stuff.click()">B</button>
>  
> Result:
>  
> By running this on IE5.5 and by clicking the 'B' button, I can invoke 
> the alert message belonging to the onclick event of the 'A' button.
>  
> However, this does not work in Netscape 6. The Netscape Javascript 
> Console posted the error: "stuff.click is not a function".
>  
> I changed the button tag attributes of the 'B' button to:
>  
> <button id="bbutton" onclick="stuff = document.getElementsByTagName
> ('button'); stuff[0].click()">B</button>
>  
> Result:
>  
> IE5.5 works. Netscape 6 still does not work. The Netscape Javascript 
> Console posted the error: "stuff[0].click is not a function".
>  
> Is there anything else one can do to resolve this problem.
>  
> Thanks.