there is one better way:
$(':input[name=myFieldName]')
2009/2/8 prefect <[email protected]>:
>
> I'd guess that if you try to use $("input[name=myFormField]"),
> basically just narrowing down what type of elements you're interested
> in. Only using an attribute selector asks jQuery to check _every_
> element in the current context (the whole document by default). If you
> want to match several types of elements you could always do $("input
> [name=myFormField], select[name=myFormField]").
>
> --
> Frode Danielsen
>
> On Feb 7, 10:17 pm, Kevin Dalman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I work on complex web-apps with over 100 form fields per page, in
>> addition to hundreds of other DOM elements. I found that the selector
>> syntax $("[name=myFormField]") was slow to the point of being
>> unusable! I did not want to add IDs to every field, so I created a
>> custom method - $N("myFieldName") - that is dramatically faster. I
>> only use the [name=] syntax when I need partial name matches.
>>
>> However, I'd much rather use native jQuery syntax for my new project,
>> so my question is:
>>
>> Does Sizzle have a better method and performance for finding form
>> fields 'by name'? If not, is there anything in the roadmap that would
>> address this basic need?
>>
>> This is a major performance issue to me, so any and all info related
>> to form and field handling is appreciated.
>>
>> /Kevin Dalman
> >
>
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Максим Игоревич Гришаев,
AstroStar.ru
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