You dont need to specify the context when creating new elements, and
appendTo takes 1 argument, try like this:
$('<div>text</div>').appendTo(window.document);
untested, but that should work
On 8/12/07, Jay W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks. I tried it using $('<div>new div text here</div>',
> window.document).appendTo('body'), nothing happened; If I try $
> ('<div>new div text here</div>', window.document).appendTo('body',
> window.document), an "Invalid Argument" error is thrown.
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Aug 12, 11:43 am, "Matt Stith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You need to add the element to the document via .appendTo, .prependTo,
> or
> > one of those similar methods. It isnt added to the DOM just by creating
> it.
> >
> > On 8/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > I can use $('#id', window.document) to get an existing element from a
> > > document in a frame.
> > > However, I also try to use $(html) to create a new DIV in any frame
> > > through function on top window and used the format "$('<div>new div
> > > text here</div>', window.document)", but it doesn't work. Is it
> > > possible to do this?
> >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > > <html>
> > > <head>
> > > <script src='jquery.js'></script>
> > > <script src='jQuery.frameReady.js'></script>
> >
> > > </head>
> > > <script>
> >
> > > top.addDiv = function (window) {
> > > var doc = window.document;
> > > var a = $('<div>test div</div>', doc);
> > > alert(top.left.document.body.innerHTML);
> > > $('#show', doc).toggle();
> > > }
> >
> > > </script>
> > > <FRAMESET cols="20%, 80%">
> > > <FRAME name=left src="testleft.html">
> > > <FRAME name=right src="testright1.html">
> > > </FRAMESET>
> > > </html>
>
>
