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#1972 closed bug (worksforme)
Opened November 26, 2007 02:55PM UTC
Closed November 27, 2007 03:44PM UTC
I can not catch element if there is "[", "]" symbols in id. example: alert($jq('#i[4]').attr('id'));
| Reported by: | phoenix | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | major | Milestone: | 1.2.2 |
| Component: | core | Version: | 1.2.1 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Blocked by: | Blocking: |
Description
I can not catch element if there is "[", "]" symbols in id. example: alert($jq('#i[4]').attr('id'));
but I can catch such elements by getElementById function.
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Changed November 27, 2007 03:44PM UTC by comment:1
| description: | I can not catch element if there is "[", "]" symbols in id. example: alert($jq('#i[4]').attr('id')); \ \ but I can catch such elements by getElementById function. → {{{ \ I can not catch element if there is "[", "]" symbols in id. example: alert($jq('#i[4]').attr('id')); \ \ but I can catch such elements by getElementById function. \ }}} |
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| resolution: | → worksforme |
| status: | new → closed |
That is because those are reserved characters for the jQuery system. To use them you have to escape them with backslashes. Read here for more.
http://docs.jquery.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_select_an_element_that_has_weird_characters_in_its_ID.3F
See the example in the wiki also.
http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors/id