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On 1/27/07, ToddB23 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thank you - this will be a huge help to me moving forward. This solution
> works and more importantly I understand it so I can build off it. This is my
> first mailing list and so far, I dig ;->
>
> -- TB
>
>
> Matt Stith wrote:
> >
> > yeah, same idea, just use a period instead of a #
> >
> > On 1/26/07, chango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi, i use this for ID atributte all the time, i hope it help for your
> >> case:
> >>
> >> function toggle(className) {
> >> $('#'+className).toggle(); // this doesn't work obviously
> >> }
> >>
> >> ToddB23 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Guessing this is a fundamental, and I have read the docs but...
> >> >
> >> > Can I pass a variable to JQuery to use as a class name?
> >> >
> >> > ie -
> >> >
> >> > function toggle(className) {
> >> > $(className).toggle(); // this doesn't work obviously
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > Since the class name has to be in quotes I'm confused as to how to put
> >> > anything but an actual string into JQuery - ($('.className').toggle();.
> >> >
> >> > If it help to explain, I ended up working around it by making an array
> >> > from the getElementsByName and passing that array to JQuery:
> >> >
> >> > function toggleTree(e,conversation_num) {
> >> > $(e).toggleClass('expanded');
> >> > var alerts_row_name = "alerts_" + conversation_num;
> >> > var alerts_rows = document.getElementsByName(alerts_row_name);
> >> > $(alerts_rows).toggle();
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, TB
> >> >
> >>
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