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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Listening to Bootstrap Dropdown Events Using jQuery</title> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $(".dropdown").on("show.bs.dropdown", function(e){ var linkText = $(e.relatedTarget).text(); // Get the link text alert("Click on OK button to view the dropdown menu for - " + linkText); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="m-5"> <ul class="nav nav-pills"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link active">Home</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="#" class="nav-link">Profile</a> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown"> <a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">Messages</a> <div class="dropdown-menu"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-item">Inbox</a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-item">Drafts</a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-item">Sent Items</a> <div class="dropdown-divider"></div> <a href="#"class="dropdown-item">Trash</a> </div> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown ms-auto"> <a href="#" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">Admin</a> <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-item">Reports</a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-item">Settings</a> <div class="dropdown-divider"></div> <a href="#"class="dropdown-item">Logout</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>