[jQuery] Re: Assigning a var to a jquery object?

[Dan G. Switzer, II]

>Example:
>
>var jElement = $("#"+element).attr("id");

In the above code, jElement would be equal to the "id" of first matched
selector (if there was one.)

>alert(jElement.attr('id'));

I think maybe you're looking for:

var jElement = $("#"+element);
alert(jElement.attr('id'));

However, in this case the variable "element" would already contain the "id"
you're looking for.

-Dan