each iterates over the elements of a given array. Since a string is an array
of characters (try alert("bar"[1]) if you don't believe it), each is
iterating over each character. Maybe try splitting the classes on space
characters? Maybe something like this:
$.each(foo.className.split(' '), ...);
--Erik
On 7/26/07, pd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I'm trying to iterate through a DOM object's class values to develop
> a form validation routine. At the moment the $.each() function is
> treating each and every character in the class value as a separate
> item, instead of splitting the values into separate values based on
> spaces. Therefore this doesn't really work:
>
> var fieldClasses = parsedInField.className;
>
> or
>
> var fieldClasses = $(parsedInField).attr('class');
>
>
>
> $.each( fieldClasses ,
>
> function (count, clarse) {
>
> if (clarse == 'alphanum') {
>
> // blah
>
> } else if (clarse == 'numeric') {
>
> // blah
>
> }
>
> }
>
> );
>
> Can anyone confirm if this should work? If so am I missing something?
> It is later on Friday afternoon down here in Australia :) Not the
> best of time for concentrating.
>
> Example (not so clean, sorry) is here:
>
> http://devel.webutils.vicnet.net.au/
>
> Any help would be immensely appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> pd
>
>
