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Custom events in plugins: trigger on significant state changes - $el.trigger("myPlugin:opened", [data]). Name-space all events ("myPlugin:" prefix) to avoid collisions. Users listen with $(".el").on("myPlugin:opened", function(e, data) {}). Triggers bubble by default - use {bubbles: false} if needed. This decouples plugin internals from consumer code.
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Trigger custom events using $(element).trigger('customEvent', data). Listen using $(element).on('customEvent', handler). Enables communication between plugin and host application.
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