> What I'm trying to do is update a second select box with options that
> are specific to options in the first box
So why not use $("#parentMenu").val() ?? that will give you the
value of the selected <option> (or $("#parentMenu
option:selected").text() if you need the text) to drive the second
select box
> You wrote " >option['parentMenu'] "... what is this notation called?
From:
http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors/attributeHas#attribute
"Matches elements that have the specified attribute"
On Dec 10, 6:52 pm, rob <rob.sche...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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??
