I don't know if this is overly simplified for your situation, but this is what i mean
http://jsbin.com/oreqa/edit the second <select> is driven/filled by the ".val()" of the first On Dec 10, 7:23 pm, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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??
