But if this code will get executed more than once (e.g. in response to user
actions), make sure you prefix it with code to remove all of the existing
options in the dropdown, otherwise it will be additive.
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Karl Swedberg <k...@englishrules.com> wrote:
> this solution could be simplified a bit:
>
> $('h3.example').each(function() {
> $('#deptFilter').append( '<option'> + $(this).html() + '</option>' );
> });
>
>
>
> --Karl
>
> ____________
> Karl Swedberg
> www.englishrules.com
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>
>
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Paul Hutson wrote:
>
> This will do what you want, first I assigned the elements via a
> filter :
>
> elements = $('h3').filter('.example');
>
> Then I scrolled around the items found and output them to a span for
> debugging.
>
> elements.each(function() {
> $('#Output').html($('#Output').html() + "<br>" + $(this).html());
> });
>
> Here's the entire test code :
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/
> libs/jquery/1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> $(document).ready(function(){
> elements = $('h3').filter('.example');
> elements.each(function() {
> $('#Output').html($('#Output').html() + "<br>" + $(this).html
> ());
> });
>
> });
> </script>
> </head>
> <body>
> <h3 class="example">
> LALALA
> </h3>
> <h3 class="notexample">
> NOT example :)
> </h3>
> <h3 class="example">
> Blub
> </h3>
>
> <br><br>
> <span id="Output">
> </span>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> On Jan 2, 8:25 pm, jason <jasona...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
>
> was wondering if anyone could help me with a basic JQ question. Ok so
>
> I am trying to select each element that has a certain class on my
>
> page, and then use what is inside of the <h3 class="example"> I am
>
> selecting to populate a drop down select box with the id of
>
> deptFilter. (with each result found inside of the H3, wrapped in
>
> <option> tags.) I am having trouble understanding how I actually store
>
> the variables found in each H3 with the class of "example".
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
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