[jQuery] Re: To check if an element value is of a particular class type

[Ricardo Tomasi]

$('.emailSuffix').click(function(){
  var field = $('#element');
  if (field.val() == 'something'){
     //ok
  } else {
    //not ok
  }
});

On Jan 13, 7:39 am, Santo <pujari.sant...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All
>
> This is what I am trying to do. I have defined an "email suffix" class
> for a particular textbox element so that it accepts values for that
> particular class. Whenever there is a different value inserted, it
> displays a jquery error. Now, there also is an Add button which should
> add the value and display it in a widget list if it is a "valid
> value".
>
> So, I need to check and insert an if else block on the click event of
> the add button to check if the value inserted in the textbox is a
> valid email suffix type. How do I check that
>
> something like
>  if ($(#element_id).val.className == emailSuffix)
>  {
>      ...
>  }
>  else
>  {
>      ...
>  }