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Can I add an event to an object before it is created?
<a class="editLink" href="/location/Edit?city=05">Edit</a>

$(".editLink").button();
$(".editLink").click(function () {
    alert('edit link');
    return false;
});

$(".editLink").button();

$(document).on('click', '.editLink', function() {
  alert('edit link');
  return false;
});

$('body').on('click', '.editLink', function() {
  alert('edit link');
  return false;
});