title: what's the equivalent of jquery's 'trigger' method without jquery?
body: <p>what's the equivalent of <em>jQuery</em>'s <code>trigger</code> method without <em>jQuery</em>?</p>
  
  <p>e.g., how do i do something like <code>$('.blah').trigger('click');</code> without <em>jQuery</em>?</p>