Since the dot (.) has a special meaning in your css selector, you need to
escape it, like so:
$("#error\\.password")
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 Nov 6, 2007 10:11 AM, Derek Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Unless I'm mistaken, JQuery (1.2.1) doesn't appear to be able to select by
> id where the id contains a dot.
>
> e.g.
>
> <span id="error.password"></span>
>
> ...
>
> // the following does nothing
> $("#error.password").append('Required field');
>
>
>
> Is this correct, is there any workaround?
>
> Cheers,
> D.
>
