What? jQuery can't handle gross js syntax errors? Piffle & rot!
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On May 1, 1:21 pm, Karl Swedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > $('ul#list_container a:contains(' + hidden_div' + )')
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> Hey Hamish,
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> Looks like you switched a quote and a plus around. Should be:
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> $('ul#list_container a:contains(' + hidden_div + ')')
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> Cheers,
> --Karl
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> Karl Swedbergwww.englishrules.comwww.learningjquery.com
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> On Apr 30, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Hamish Campbell wrote:
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> > First of all, in this:
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> > $('ul#list_container a:contains(hidden_div)')
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> > The word 'hidden_div' is just a string literal - ie it's just looking
> > for the word hidden_div. If you want to look for the text you've
> > assigned to the _variable_ hidden_div you just need to go:
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> > $('ul#list_container a:contains(' + hidden_div' + )')
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> > That may or may not be the best way of doing it, but I think it is
> > what you intended to write.
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> > On May 1, 6:00 am, Wes Duff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Does anyone know a work around or how to add a value to :contains.
> >> Here is my code I am working with
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> >> $('.printer_element > h2').each(function (i) {
> >> if($(this).nextAll().size() > 0) {
> >> //do nothing
> >> } else {
> >> //Here we hide the whole div from the
> >> browser. We use display none
> >> so the divs below the hidden div can move up into the next higher
> >> position
> >> $(this).parent().css({ display:"none"});
> >> //next we need to hid the checkbox and link
> >> in the page layout for
> >> the hidden printer_element
> >> //first we asign the name of the hidden
> >> printer_element to a
> >> variable
> >> var hidden_div = $(this).text();
> >> //Now we select the link of the
> >> corresponding text and remove it
> >> $('ul#list_container
> >> a:contains(hidden_div)').remove();
> >> }
> >> });
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> >> I would like to use hidden_div variable inside of they :contains()
> >> when searching through my links
> >> I would like to do this dynamicaly but it looks like I might have to
> >> write redundant code to check all of my links.
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> >> Thanks for the help.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
