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$("button").single_double_click(function () {
  alert("Try double-clicking me!")
}, function () {
  alert("Double click detected, I'm hiding")
  $(this).hide()
})


Markup

<button>Click Me!</button>

jquery.single_double_click.js

// Author:  Jacek Becela
// Source:  http://gist.github.com/399624
// License: MIT

jQuery.fn.single_double_click = function(single_click_callback, double_click_callback, timeout) {
  return this.each(function(){
    var clicks = 0, self = this;
    jQuery(this).click(function(event){
      clicks++;
      if (clicks == 1) {
        setTimeout(function(){
          if(clicks == 1) {
            single_click_callback.call(self, event);
          } else {
            double_click_callback.call(self, event);
          }
          clicks = 0;
        }, timeout || 300);
      }
    });
  });
}

@CharlieSheather: I was dealing with the same sort of issue today, and I couldn't find a way around it. I ended up basically just chopping this function up and using it inside each .live() event I called. For example:

    var clicks = 0;
    $('li').live({
      click: function() {
        node = $(this);
        clicks++;
        if (clicks == 1) {
          setTimeout(function() {
            if(clicks == 1) {
              console.log('single click!');
            } else {
              console.log('double click!');
            }
            clicks = 0;
          }, 300);
        }
      }      
    });

I've only tested this in Chrome so far, so it may have issues in other browsers, but it's a place to start if you don't have to set this up on a TON of objects.

In case anyone wants it I popped this into a JSfiddle to play with it easier:
http://jsfiddle.net/mBYPD/

very useful piece of code! I just adapted it so it makes my html5 videos go full screen on android devices. Thanks a lot for sharing!

jQuery(this).dblclick(function(event) {
jQuery(this).click().click();
});
Then manual dblclick trigger the double_click_callback.

http://jsfiddle.net/Lhnqswpb/
for jQuery 1.9.1

Thanks a lot for sharing. It solved my issue too that's related to the events "rowDblselect" and "rowSelect" of Primefaces' dataTable. :)

it's a good idea. but test result is when IE< 9 has a problem.