Works for me: http://jsbin.com/izoco
source: http://jsbin.com/izoco/edit - Richard On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:01 AM, phil <pkra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just recently attempted to upgrade from jQuery 1.2.6 to jQuery 1.3.2 > and it broke several web pages where my selectors are escaping special > characters - the period. > > Here is a quick example: > > <input type="text" name="first.name" id="first.name"/> > > The selector $("#first\\.name") works in jQuery 1.2.6, but is broken > in jQuery 1.3.2. > > Is this intentional or a is it a bug? > I would be grateful if there is a workaround! > >