I'd suggest not using the pipe as part of your ID or class names. Try using a dash - or underscore, then split on those.
_____ From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard D. Worth Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:07 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Selector with Pipe (|) character not working You need to escape the pipe since it is a special character. Use \\| instead of | inside the selector. For more info, see: http://docs.jquery.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_select_an_element _that_has_weird_characters_in_its_ID.3F <http://docs.jquery.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_select_an_elemen t_that_has_weird_characters_in_its_ID.3F> - Richard On 10/3/07, ab < <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am trying to select an element with with ID which have pipe character (|).... i found that its not working CODE--HTML <input type ="text" id="firstName|1" name="firstName|1"/> CODE-SCRIPT alert($("#firstname|1").val() ); and output is "undefined".............................. Works well if i remove pipe Please help me..is it a bug or "feature"
