Hi, i use this for ID atributte all the time, i hope it help for your case:
function toggle(className) {
$('#'+className).toggle(); // this doesn't work obviously
}
ToddB23 wrote:
>
> Guessing this is a fundamental, and I have read the docs but...
>
> Can I pass a variable to JQuery to use as a class name?
>
> ie -
>
> function toggle(className) {
> $(className).toggle(); // this doesn't work obviously
> }
>
> Since the class name has to be in quotes I'm confused as to how to put
> anything but an actual string into JQuery - ($('.className').toggle();.
>
> If it help to explain, I ended up working around it by making an array
> from the getElementsByName and passing that array to JQuery:
>
> function toggleTree(e,conversation_num) {
> $(e).toggleClass('expanded');
> var alerts_row_name = "alerts_" + conversation_num;
> var alerts_rows = document.getElementsByName(alerts_row_name);
> $(alerts_rows).toggle();
> }
>
> Thanks, TB
>
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