[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-06 Thread ggerri
: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Rick, as far as I can tell there is something wrong with two of the code examples you provided. var mySet = '$(mySet)';   ...this sets the mySet variable to a string that *looks* like a jQuery selector, but your

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread ryan.j
mySet is an object or variable, $(mySet) will try to get an element using the contents of mySet as the selector. On Mar 5, 10:04 am, ggerri gerald.ressm...@ewz.ch wrote: Hi there thats an easy one for you ;-) if i do: var mySet = $('trtd:nth-child(2n)'); how do I use mySet? What's the

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread ggerri
Thanks Ryan :handshake: so mySet.find(':text').each(...) would be right and $(mySet).find(':text').each(...) not? :confused: In examples I often see (within an each function): $(this).something but also this.something Still dont get the difference of use :,( G

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread Rick Faircloth
-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ggerri Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:31 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Thanks Ryan :handshake: so mySet.find(':text

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread ricardobeat
[mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ggerri Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:31 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Thanks Ryan :handshake: so  mySet.find(':text').each(...) would

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread Rick Faircloth
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ricardobeat Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:00 AM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') It's mostly done to improve performance. If you save the jQuery object in a var you only need

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread ricardobeat
) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') It's mostly done to improve performance. If you save the jQuery object in a var you only need to find the element once (depending on the selector it's an expensive operation), and then operate

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread wick
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ggerri Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:31 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Thanks Ryan :handshake: so  mySet.find(':text').each(...) would be right and $(mySet

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread Rick Faircloth
:00 AM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') It's mostly done to improve performance. If you save the jQuery object in a var you only need to find the element once (depending on the selector it's an expensive

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread Rick Faircloth
: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:58 AM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Rick, as far as I can tell there is something wrong with two of the code examples you provided. var mySet = '$(mySet)'; ...this sets

[jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text')

2009-03-05 Thread wick
, March 05, 2009 11:58 AM To: jQuery (English) Subject: [jQuery] Re: Simple one: difference between varXy.find(':text') and $(varXy).find(':text') Rick, as far as I can tell there is something wrong with two of the code examples you provided. var mySet = '$(mySet)';   ...this sets the mySet