[jQuery] Re: Urgent: Can't use attr("selected", "true") on in IE6

Hi - I'm experiencing the same problem with IE6 where I get an error "Could not set the selected property. Unspecified error" when executing the code: $("option:first", "#my_select").attr("selected",true); OR $("option:first", "#my_select").attr("selected","selected"); OR $("#my_select").children(

[jQuery] Re: Problem using .children() + selector in IE6

t;, true) works fine - Ben On Jul 3, 6:32 pm, "Ganeshji Marwaha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am just wondering here.. did u try to debug and find out what element is > getting selected by jquery... are u getting an option element and only a > single option element

[jQuery] Re: Problem using .children() + selector in IE6

t; wrote: > i am not sure if what i am telling is correct or wrong... but can u try > ("selected","selected") instead of ("selected", true); > > -GTG > > On 7/2/07, benjaah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi all

[jQuery] Problem using .children() + selector in IE6

Hi all, I've got a page where I'm changing the options of a select box and setting the first one to be selected: $("#my_select :first-child").attr("selected", true); It works perfectly with Firefox, Safari and IE7 but doesn't with IE6 ! I've also tried the following without success: $("#my_sel