* Michael Geary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-11-21 16:16]:
> > I've just begun using jquery, and wanted to set the disabled
> > attribute on a input element. I have a string with an id
> > value, and so I thought $('#'+string).disabled = 'disabled';
> > would cut it, but it seems I can't access normal DOM
> > attributes just like that...
>
> $() returns a jQuery object, not a DOM element. The jQuery object is an
> array of DOM elements (even if there's only one). So when there's a single
> element, you can get a reference to the element with:
>
> $(whatever)[0]
>
> In your example, you can use:
>
> $('#'+string)[0].disabled = 'disabled';
I'm doing this...
// get the height of the element with the id item
var h = $("#item").get(0).offsetHeight
...or this...
// get the maximum hight of all elements with the item class
var h = 0
$(".item").each(function() { if (this.offsetHeight > h) h = this.offsetHeight })
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