jQuery .on() instead of .delegate() without event

Question

Is it possible to use jquery .on() method instead of .delegate() when there is no event to be listened to?

According to the .on() documentation:

.on( events [, selector] [, data] , handler(eventObject) )

The events argument is not optional.

The use of .on()/.delegate() is for elements that are added dynamically.

Answer 1

You can use custom events:(it IS still an event, but YOUR event )

markup:

<div id='mePlease'>
 <div id='noWay'>Hi</div>
</div>

$('#mePlease').on('wacky','#noWay',function(){
   alert('wackyEnough');
});
$('#noWay').trigger('wacky');

but really, this could be done with a simple function call.