triggerHandler(type , data )
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#old").click(function(){
$("input").trigger("focus");
});
$("#new").click(function(){
$("input").triggerHandler("focus");
});
$("input").focus(function(){
$("<span>Focused!</span>").appendTo("body");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<button id="old">.trigger("focus")</button>
<button id="new">.triggerHandler("focus")</button><br/><br/>
<input type="text" value="To Be Focused"/>
</body>
</html>
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