the double backslashes does work. thank you.
sam
On Feb 10, 1:04 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Try double backslash escaping the second #-sign:
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> $("#\\#SAM1").text("hello");
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> On Feb 10, 7:36 am, Shredder36 <shredde...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hello,
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> > How do I find an element who's id starts with #?
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> > For example: <textarea id="#SAM1"></textarea>
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> > the following does not seem to work
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> > $("##SAM1").text("hello");
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> > Any help is greatly appreciated. thank you,
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> > Sam- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
