First, i think you should have a reference to "this" in your handler, so i
dont think you need to use "event.target".
So, my solution would be $("option:selected", this).val();
Untested.. Lemme know if that works.
-GTG
On 8/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I have attached an event handler to a form field like this:
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> $('#'+fieldID).bind("change", {fieldref: fieldID}, this.changeHandler)
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> In my handler, I can get a reference to the field by using
> 'event.target' and I can use jQuery functions by doing $
> (event.target)....
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> In this example, my field is a select field. If I want to get the
> value of that select field, am I correct to assume that the best way
> to do this is:
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> event.target.options[event.target.selectedIndex].value
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> or is there a better way to do this with jQuery?
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>
