var some_function = function() { alert("hello"); } $("#somediv button").click(function(e) { $("#someotherdiv").append("<p>nasty inline " + $('#userinput').val() + " html</p>"); some_function(); });
<div id='somediv'> <input type="text" id="userinput"> <button>clickme</button> <div id="someotherdiv"></div> </div>