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jQuery .on() not recognizing dynamically created buttons within a specific container

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I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me. I'm working with an scenario where I have a set of buttons dynamically created within a specific container, but the click event listeners I'm trying to bind using jQuery's `.on()` method don't seem to trigger. I'm using jQuery version 3.5.1. My code looks something like this: ```javascript $(document).ready(function() { $('#container').on('click', '.dynamic-button', function() { alert('Button clicked!'); }); }); ``` I create the buttons like this: ```javascript for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) { $('#container').append(`<button class='dynamic-button'>Button ${i + 1}</button>`); } ``` Despite appending the buttons correctly, the click event doesn't trigger when I click on them. I've also tried using `$(document).on(...)`, but it behaves the same way. I checked to ensure that `#container` is present in the DOM when this code runs. I've also verified that there are no script errors in the console and that my jQuery library is loaded properly. What could be causing the event listeners not to work for these dynamically added elements? Any insights or alternative approaches would be appreciated. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.