In this case, the simplest thing is probably to use .find() to
"discover" the new element, i.e.:
$(this)
.after('<input type="text" name="symptom" value="Enter Symptom"
class="focusClear" />')
.parent()
.find('input.focusClear')
.focus(function(){
$(this).val('');
});
- jason
On May 1, 8:07 pm, jquertil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello...
>
> I'm creating an input element like this:
>
> $(this).after('<input type="text" name="symptom"
> value="Enter Symptom" class="focusClear"/
>
> >');
>
> then I want to clear the value on focus like so:
>
> $('.focusClear').focus(function(){
> $(this).val('');
> });
>
> Obviously this doesnt work cine jquery doesnt know about the element
> yet. Do I need to write it as an extension?
>
> Thanks!
