Thanks a lot! That got me going again!
(eccomi was supposed to be itsme, eccoti was supposed to be itsyou, I
overlooked that transliteration that I was doing from italian!)
On 9 Apr, 03:48, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> wrote:
> Lwangaman wrote:
> > alert(itsme.name);
>
> > // gives "undefined"
>
> because a tablecell usually doesn't have a "name" attribute associated
> with it. Remember that your "itsme" variable is a reference to a DOM
> element (not a jQuery element). Which explains
>
> > var itsyou = itsme.attr("name");
> > alert(itsyou);
> > // gives no results, it actually stops everything from working.
>
> You would need itsyou = $(itsme).attr("name"); But even then, if
> "itsme" is a tablecell, the name attribute likely doesn't exist. Maybe
> try "id" instead?
>
> > var itsyou = eccomi.find("input:checkbox");
> > alert(eccoti);
>
> > // gives no results, it actually stops everything from working
>
> if eccomi is a DOM element, then this would stop and likely throw an
> error ('find' not a property or object)... Try it as
>
> $(eccomi).find("input:checkbox");
>
> The core issue that I can see is understanding the difference between a
> DOM object/element and a jQuery object. They are not the same, though
> they are often used in a very similar manner.
>
> HTH.
>
> Shawn
