[jQuery] Re: Selector Containing Variable

2008-01-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You have to escape the first set of double quotes -- leave the single quotes there. var tabTest = "billy"; $(".orderInfo[id='" + tabTest + "'"]; On Jan 30, 7:24 am, studiobl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm having trouble with a jQuery selector that contains a variable. > I'm trying to target an

[jQuery] Re: Selector Containing Variable

2008-01-30 Thread FrenchiINLA
you can try $('#' + tabtext) since the id is unic you don't need the class. On Jan 30, 7:24 am, studiobl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm having trouble with a jQuery selector that contains a variable. > I'm trying to target an element that has a class of "orderInfo" and an > id of "billy" > > So

[jQuery] Re: Selector Containing Variable

2008-01-30 Thread Bohdan Ganicky
Hi, as Karl said...and you could also make things a little bit shorter by using multiple selector: var tabText = 'billy'; $('.orderInfo#'+tabText]; -- Bohdan -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Selector-Containing-Variable-tp15188162s27240p15194100.html Sent from the jQuer

[jQuery] Re: Selector Containing Variable

2008-01-30 Thread Karl Swedberg
On Jan 30, 2008, at 10:24 AM, studiobl wrote: I'm having trouble with a jQuery selector that contains a variable. I'm trying to target an element that has a class of "orderInfo" and an id of "billy" So, I set a variable: var tabText = "billy"; ...and it works if I use the string: $(".ord