My favorite way to get form input values and validate them is by using the
each() method.
Here's an example:
$(function()
{
$('#myForm input[type=text]').each(function()
{
switch (this.name)
{
case 'first_name':
// validate the first name input field here
break;
case 'email':
// Something with email here
break;
}
});
}
If this isn't sufficient information I can make a more advanced example for
you.
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:16 AM, mar10 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> what would you consider the 'best practice' to access form input
> values?
>
> Having an input field
> <input value="New topic" class="inputEdit" name="title"
> type="text">
> I could use
> $('[EMAIL PROTECTED]').val()
> or
> $('[EMAIL PROTECTED]"title"]').val()
> or
> $('[name=title]').val()
> or
> $('[name="title"]').val()
>
> (
> I also once observed, that the right side of the '=' was evaluated, so
> it was possible to write
> var x = 'title';
> $('[name=x]')
> but i could not reproduce it today, so maybe I'm wrong.
> )
>
> Of course assigning an additional id
> <input value="New topic" class="inputEdit" name="title"
> type="text" id="title">
> would allow for
> $('#title')
> but that appears to be somewhat redundant to me.
>
> In short I am looking for the most simple built-in syntax to access
> form values, like prototype's $F().
> This means that querying option lists should return a list of selected
> values (or texts), and text areas should work also.
>
>
> Thanks
> Martin
>
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Isaak Malik
Web Developer
