On 22/02/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If I have
>
> $(this).parents("div.sidebarToDo").find("td.sidebarText").empty().append('<input
> type="text" value="" size="10" class="editableItem">');
>
> What is the best way to get a reference to the newly created text field?
> Note that it does not have an ID and I would prefer a more generic way of
> finding it other than "input.editableItem" because on PC IE 6, if I insert
> multiple text fields, like the above, this call ...
>
> $(this).parents("div.sidebarToDo").find("input.editableTDItem");
>
> only returns a correct reference for the first time a textfield is added. I
> cant get the most recent addition with the above call if there had been text
> fields added in the past.
>
> Thanks, please let me know what info I can provide to make this question more
> clear, - Dave
You could try this:
var editableitem = $('<input type="text" value="" size="10"
class="editableItem">');
$(this).parents("div.sidebarToDo").find("td.sidebarText").empty().append(editableitem);
editableitem.change(checkText);
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