Calling a function in jQuery with click()

Question

In the code below, why does the open function work but the close function does not?

$("#closeLink").click("closeIt"); 

How do you just call a function in click() instead of defining it in the click() method?

<script type="text/javascript">     $(document).ready(function() {         $("#openLink").click(function() {             $("#message").slideDown("fast");         });        $("#closeLink").click("closeIt");     });      function closeIt() {         $("#message").slideUp("slow");     } </script> 

My HTML:

Click these links to <span id="openLink">open</span>  and <span id="closeLink">close</span> this message.</div>  <div id="message" style="display: none">This is a test message.</div> 

Answer 1

$("#closeLink").click(closeIt); 

Let's say you want to call your function passing some args to it i.e., closeIt(1, false). Then, you should build an anonymous function and call closeIt from it.

$("#closeLink").click(function() {     closeIt(1, false); });