[jQuery] click() on submit button doesn't trigger form's jquery submit handler

[jQuery] click() on submit button doesn't trigger form's jquery submit handler


I expected that calling click() on a submit button would trigger a
form's submit handler, but this doesn't seem to be the case.
Example: register a jQuery submit handler:
$('form').submit(function() { alert('jquery submit handler'); });
Then click the corresponding submit button:
$('input[type=submit]').click();
The submit handler isn't fired.
Live example: http://mqlx.com/~willmoffat/learn_feature/jquery/click_submit.html
Is this a bug or a feature?
regards,
--Will