monkey patch
Noun
A patch which alters the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.
Usage- Slang
Verb
To alter the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.
Usage- Slang
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Even though that works with some browsers, others provide Anchor objects without click() methods. Add this magic code to your application.js, to Monkey Patch a JavaScript click() event:
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