The second event is triggered by the radio change, you can either place the alert in it or get it to trigger the second event, e.g. <script> $(document).ready(function () { $('[name=rdoTest]').change(function () { $('#test1').text($('[name=rdoTest]:checked').val()); $("#test1").trigger("change"); //alert($('#test1').text()); }); $('#test1').change(function () { alert($('#test1').text()); }); }); </script> Peter Leow https://www.amazon.com/author/peterleow

Yes, but it doesn't raise the change event. change - Event reference | MDN[^]: The change event is fired for <input>, <select>, and <textarea> elements when a change to the element's value is committed by the user. <var> is not one of the elements that fires the change event. "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer