Thanks for the advice, I should have figured it was that easy. Although,
you both didn't wrap "this" in a $() before using jQuery methods on it.
:)
I'll use it this week.
- Brian
> $("[EMAIL PROTECTED]").each(function(i){
> this.append("<textarea name='" + this.attr("name") + "'>" + this.val()
> + "</textarea>").remove()
> })
>
> is a bit shorter... and throwing the remove at the end of the chain
> will save you a small fraction of a millisecond!
>
> I just took Glen's code and shortened it. I've used the append and
> remove before.
>
> On 2/23/07, Glen Lipka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I havent tested, but this is in the ballpark I think:
>> $("[EMAIL PROTECTED]").each(function(i){
>>
>> currentName = this.attr("name");
>> currentValue = this.val();
>> this.append("<textarea name='" + currentName + "'>" + cuurentValue +
>> "</textarea>;
>> this.remove
>> ();
>> });
>> So this would destroy the input and replace with textarea.
>> There might be a better way, but I "think" this should work.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/23/07, Brian Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I need to replace a whole lot of <input type="text"> elements on a
>> page
>> > with <textarea> elements. (I have limited control over how the fields
>> are
>> > generated.) The contents of the form fields must remain - I just want
>> to
>> > change the "shape" of the field to make it bigger and allow multiline
>> > input.
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