.live() not working properly with "has attribute" css selector

There appears to be a problem with .live() and "has attribute" css selector when using forms.

Using the following HTML:

<span title="test">1234</span>
<form>
    <input type="text" name="title" />
</form>

When you run $('[title]'), the span element is returned.

However, if you use the following:

$('[title]').live('click', function() {
    alert('clicked a [title]');
});

When you click on the input an alert occurs. The selector [title] returns the <form>.

Reproduced in Firefox 3.6.

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This is actually due to the fact that the names of input elements become properties of the form that contains them.

priority:	→ undecided
status:	new → open

I think I'm understanding the question correctly, but was not able to replicate the problem here: http://jsfiddle.net/dBsr4/

Clicking on the second input does not return the 'item clicked' alert.

I am also unable to replicate the problem now. Maybe it got fixed. The issue can be closed.

description:	There appears to be a problem with .live() and "has attribute" css selector when using forms. \ \ Using the following HTML: \ \ <span title="test">1234</span> \ <form> \ <input type="text" name="title" /> \ </form> \ \ When you run $('[title]'), the span element is returned. \ \ However, if you use the following: \ \ $('[title]').live('click', function() { \ alert('clicked a [title]'); \ }); \ \ When you click on the input an alert occurs. The selector [title] returns the <form>. \ \ Reproduced in Firefox 3.6. → There appears to be a problem with .live() and "has attribute" css selector when using forms. \ \ Using the following HTML: \ {{{ \ <span title="test">1234</span> \ <form> \ <input type="text" name="title" /> \ </form> \ }}} \ When you run $('[title]'), the span element is returned. \ \ However, if you use the following: \ {{{ \ $('[title]').live('click', function() { \ alert('clicked a [title]'); \ }); \ }}} \ \ When you click on the input an alert occurs. The selector [title] returns the <form>. \ \ Reproduced in Firefox 3.6.
milestone:	→ 1.4.3
priority:	undecided → low
resolution:	→ fixed
status:	open → closed

Closing as requested by the reporter. Fixed in 1.4.3

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