It was a jQuery version issue. Not sure how old 1.1.2 is but that's
the version I was using. Upgraded to 1.2.1 and all is well.
Thanks!
Bob
On 29 Set, 00:40, Wizzud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't tell what you're doing wrong - if anything - but the following works
> perfectly for me (using v1.2.1)
>
> <select id='app.id' name='fred'>
> <option value='11'>one</option>
> <option value='22' selected='selected'>two</option>
> </select>
>
> var t = $('#app\\.id').val(); // t is 22
>
>
>
> syg6-2 wrote:
>
> > In the FAQ it says that if you have an element with a 'special
> > character' in it you must escape it. Fair enough. I have this select:
>
> > <select id='app.id'>
> > <option>...
> > </select>
>
> > When I try the following:
>
> > $("select#app\\.id").val()
>
> > I get null. These don't work either:
>
> > $("#app\\.id").val()
> > $("#app.id").val()
> > $("select#app.id").val()
>
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> > Thanks
> > Bob
>
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