I have a button that I want to open the mdl-layout\_\_drawer. For example, see the [official example here](http://www.getmdl.io/templates/android-dot-com/index.html) and note the menu icon opens the drawer upon clicking.

I have a button that, upon clicking, I want the drawer to open. I have tried both of the jQuery selectors below with the jQuery.click() method. Neither works - only a screen flicker. Any ideas?

```
$(".mdl-layout__drawer-button").click();
$(".material-icons:contains('menu')").click();

```