may i ask why not pipes?
On 10/5/07, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd suggest not using the pipe as part of your ID or class names. Try > using a dash - or underscore, then split on those. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Richard D. Worth > *Sent:* Friday, October 05, 2007 9:07 AM > *To:* jquery-en@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [jQuery] Re: Selector with Pipe (|) character not working > > > You need to escape the pipe since it is a special character. Use \\| > instead of | inside the selector. For more info, see: > > http://docs.jquery.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_select_an_element_that_has_weird_characters_in_its_ID.3F > > > - Richard > > On 10/3/07, ab < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to select an element with with ID which have pipe > > character (|).... > > i found that its not working > > > > > > CODE--HTML > > <input type ="text" id="firstName|1" name="firstName|1"/> > > > > CODE-SCRIPT > > alert($("#firstname|1").val() ); > > > > and output is "undefined".............................. > > > > Works well if i remove pipe > > > > Please help me..is it a bug or "feature" > > > > > > > >
