option tags are closed, i just didn't write them in here... @MorningZ:
What I'm trying to do is update a second select box with options that are specific to options in the first box. Basically, a linked menus program. What was happening was all browser except IE were handling the event function just fine. IE wasn't recognizing any of the selectors *above*, except the #parentMenu (by itself). I basically got something to work, so now I'm just after information. Why does IE ignore JQuery notation for handling child (classes or elements)? You wrote " >option['parentMenu'] "... what is this notation called? On Dec 10, 2:12 pm, "Josh Nathanson" <joshnathan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe try closing the option tag? > > <option class="parentMenu"></option> > > -- Josh > > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > > Behalf Of rob > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:54 PM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] Selectors and Internet Explorer > > I'm having some problem with selectors in Internet Explorer. I have > this demo setup that is basically a modified "linked menus" > application. When you select something from one menu, it updates the > contents in it's child menu. > > For some reason Internet Explorer will not read the correct selector. > > I have tested the following: I've tried each of these selectors with > and without "this". > $(".parentMenu").click(); > $("#parentMenu > .parentMenu").click(); > $("#parentMenu > option").click(); > > This was the only one I got to trigger anything. > $("#parentMenu").click(); > > The elements in question here are: > <select class='selectMenu' id='parentMenu'> > <option class='parentMenu'> > </select> > > My question is: > > Why do all the other browsers recognize the content within the > <select> except internet explorer. It seems like it won't call any of > the option elements, whether they're created by script or loaded fresh > from the server. > > Any ideas??