Dynamically create and "click" a link with jQuery

Question

I want to dynamically create an <a href="mailto:..."> element, then "click" it. All without modifying the page.

I'm trying this:

$('<a href="mailto:test@test.com">&nbsp;</a>').click();

...to no avail

Answer 1

Clicking on a link means changing window.location, so how about

window.location = "mailto:test@test.com";