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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Get or Create Bootstrap Button Instance Using jQuery</title> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#getBtn").click(function(){ var myButton = bootstrap.Button.getOrCreateInstance($("#myButton")[0]); console.log(myButton); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="m-4"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary" id="myButton" data-bs-toggle="button" autocomplete="off">Click to Toggle</button> <hr> <p>Press the "Get or Create Button Instance" button to create button instance or get the button instance associated with a DOM element.</p> <p>Press Ctrl+Shift+J (Windows / Linux) or Cmd+Opt+J (Mac) to open the browser console panel.</p> <a class="btn btn-warning" id="getBtn">Get or Create Button Instance</a> </div> </body> </html>