Better yet, don't use such characters for IDs and get on with life.
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Mauricio (Maujor) Samy Silva
<css.mau...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Use the attr() sintax to retrieve an id value:
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> alert( $('#id\\{0\\}\\___').attr('id'));
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> Maurício
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> -----Mensagem Original----- De: "gvangass" <gvang...@gmail.com>
> Para: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com>
> Enviada em: sábado, 24 de janeiro de 2009 07:23
> Assunto: [jQuery] Re: id question
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> if i use the code: alert($('#id\\{0\\}___').val());
> the alert box shows a value of: undefined
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> On Jan 24, 12:24 am, jay <jay.ab...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> based on this wouldn't the syntax be alert($('#id\\{0\\}___').val
>> ()); ?
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>> On Jan 23, 5:19 pm, "Mauricio \(Maujor\) Samy Silva"
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>> <css.mau...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > You must escape properly weird characters inIDvalues.
>> > Have a look >
>> > at:http://docs.jquery.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_select_an_...
>>
>> > Maurício
>>
>> > -----Mensagem Original-----
>> > De: "gvangass" <gvang...@gmail.com>
>> > Para: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com>
>> > Enviada em: sexta-feira, 23 de janeiro de 2009 19:56
>> > Assunto: [jQuery]idquestion
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>> > > Hi
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>> > > Is there a reason why: alert($('#id\{0}___').val());
>> > > not displaying the value, also no error with Firebug
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>> > > but
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>> > > alert(document.getElementById("id{0}___").value);
>> > > displays it ?
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>> > > The html looks like this:
>> > > <inputid="id{0}___" type="text" onblur="show_value()" value="123"
>> > > maxlength="10" size="10" name="id{0}___" />
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>> > > show_value() run the alerts above
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>> > > Thanks
>> > > gvg- Hide quoted text -
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>> > - Show quoted text -
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