Can I trigger a filter programatically with jquery like $("#filterid").val("bla").change() ?

[raguchi]

I'm trying to change a filter values programatically with jquery with $("#filterid").val("new value").change() but it's not working, FJS doesn't realise about the new value, only interacting directly with the filter provoques filtering.

It works in auto demo (try in console with $("#searchbox").val("the go").change(); ), but my code is the normal version, no auto.

How can I achieve this?
thanks!

[jiren]

$("#filterid").trigger('change') will work. It also depend upon events: change, click etc

i.e
$('#runtime_filter').val('50-100').trigger('change')