[] is used for attributes. Use the backslash to escape them for use as
part of an id.
~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire)
Mat Brennan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Not sure if this is even relevant to the development side of the
> group.
>
> I've noticed if i have something such as:
>
> <input type="text" name="firstname[1]" id="firstname[1]" />
> <input type="text" name="firstname[2]" id="firstname[2]" />
>
> And then i use a selector such as
> $("#firstname[2]") then nothing is returned; In fact even
> document.getElementsById('firstname[2]') will return nothing. I'm not
> sure if it's being turned into an array internally or if i'm
> misinterpreting how getElementById works but it's been bugging me.
>
> I dont need a solution on how to select the element i already figured
> I could do something like:
> $("[id='firstname[2]']"); which works fine but what I am curious to
> know is why the behavior is so odd for this type of id.
>
> Thanks guys,
> Much appreciated.
> >
>
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