Woot that worked! Thank you for your help Ricardo and everyone else!
I will definitely be using that code over again in the future.
Happy Holidays!
On Dec 16, 1:56 pm, Ricardo Tomasi <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right, so that explains all. Nobody paid any attention to the "nested
> in certain DIVs" part, including me:
>
> $('input').filter(function(){
> return
> !$(this).parent().is('#addNewAdress,#addNewContactDetail');}).click(function(){
>
> console.log(this.id);
>
> });
>
> read on about the filter function athttp://docs.jquery.com/Traversing,
> and make sure you post the full code next time :)
>
> cheers,
> - ricardo
>
> On Dec 16, 4:18 pm, WhoButSB <whobu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Ricardo after lunch I will give that a try. No the Id is not
> > the input itself it a actually the parent div and there are a
> > collection of inputs in the div. I would post my HTML but there is so
> > much php looping and conditions that it would just Mqke this thread
> > more confusing.
>
> > On Dec 16, 1:04 pm, Ricardo Tomasi <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > by the way: Is #addNewAdress the input itself? Maybe what you're
> > > looking for is #addNewAdress :input. Again, seeing the relevant HTML
> > > would help.
>
> > > On Dec 16, 1:26 pm, WhoButSB <whobu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I gave this a try:
> > > > $("input:not(#addNewAddress:input, #addNewContactDetail:input)").focus
> > > > ();
>
> > > > And the function would still run :-/ . Maybe I should use the input
> > > > selector then add a class to the ones i don't want to grab and use the
> > > > hasClass method to return a false for the ones not supposed to
> > > > activate.
>
> > > > But I have to believe there is an easier way.
>
> > > > On Dec 15, 7:39 pm, Kean <shenan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > This probably will work too.
>
> > > > > $("input:not(#addNewAddress, #addNewContactDetail)").click();
>
> > > > > On Dec 15, 3:01 pm, "Rik Lomas" <lomas....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Try:
>
> > > > > > $("input").not('#addNewAddress, #addNewContactDetail').click();
>
> > > > > > Rik
>
> > > > > > 2008/12/15 WhoButSB <whobu...@gmail.com>:
>
> > > > > > > Hello All!
> > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out the correct way to use the not() method.
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > know there is also a :not() filter in selectors class but I
> > > > > > > couldn't
> > > > > > > get that one to work either.
>
> > > > > > > My goal is to add a click function to all the input fields on a
> > > > > > > page.
> > > > > > > But not select the input buttons that are nested in certain divs.
>
> > > > > > > Here is what I have tried so far:
>
> > > > > > > $("input").not($('#addNewAddress:input',
> > > > > > > '#addNewContactDetail:input')).click(function(){
> > > > > > > console.log($(this).attr('id'));
> > > > > > > });
>
> > > > > > > AND
>
> > > > > > > $("input").not('#addNewAddress input', '#addNewContactDetail
> > > > > > > input').click(function(){
> > > > > > > console.log($(this).attr('id'));
> > > > > > > });
>
> > > > > > > Neither have worked so far. Should I be using the :not() command
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > the selector?
>
> > > > > > > Thanks for the help!
>
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Rik Lomashttp://rikrikrik.com
