BS - .dropdown-toggle class

by bizamajig

HTML

<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.1/css/bootstrap-combined.min.css">
<div class="dropdown clearfix">
   <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" >Dropdown trigger</a>
   <ul id="dropdown" class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu">
      <li><a tabindex="-1" href="#">Action</a></li>
      <li><a tabindex="-1" href="#">Another action</a></li>
      <li><a tabindex="-1" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
      <li class="divider"></li>
      <li><a tabindex="-1" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<br>
<div id="click" style="float:right;">Click to toggle</div>

JavaScript

$(function(){
  //$(".dropdown-toggle").dropdown('toggle'); // this works by design
  $('#click').click(function(e){
      e.stopPropagation();
    $(".dropdown-toggle").dropdown('toggle');// this doesn't work, unless we e.stopPropagation();
  });
});