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title: Mousedown Method
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# Mousedown Method
The mousedown event occurs when the left mouse button is pressed. 
To trigger the mousedown event for the selected element, use this syntax:
```$(selector).mousedown();```

Most of the time, however, the mousedown method is used with a function attached to the mousedown event.
Here's the syntax:
```$(selector).mousedown(function);```
For example:
```
$(#example).mousedown(function(){
   alert("Example was clicked");
});
```
That code will make the page alert "Example was clicked" when #example is clicked.

### More Information
More information can be found [here].

[here]: https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/event_mousedown.asp