In the event that MorningZ is right, and it makes sense to me: $ = jQuery;
should do the trick. cheers Michael Lawson Content Tools Developer, Global Solutions, ibm.com Phone: 1-828-355-5544 E-mail: [email protected] 'Examine my teachings critically, as a gold assayer would test gold. If you find they make sense, conform to your experience, and don't harm yourself or others, only then should you accept them.' From: MorningZ <[email protected]> To: "jQuery (English)" <[email protected]> Date: 04/22/2009 09:15 AM Subject: [jQuery] Re: $("#field") is null has nothing to do with the .text method, as he is saying his selector isn't working (hence the "null" message)... besides that is perfectly valid JavaScript to get the text value from an <option> jjsanders: What happens if before this line $(function(){ you put alert($); because the fact you get "null" on $("#ppsub_ppterm_id") and not have jQuery go about it's business silently (which it should), means you don't have jQuery referenced properly or it's conflicting with something else used on the page On Apr 22, 9:03 am, Abrar Arshad <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, > i didnt try it but i think the problem is with your text() method that > you have used as a property on 3rd line. > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM, jjsanders <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I have a selectbox with month periods in it. > > > Here is my code: > > > $(function(){ > > > $("#ppsub_ppterm_id").change(function(){ > > var term = > > this.options[this.selectedIndex].text; > > > if(term == "Eenmalig"){ > > $(".idealtd").show(); > > }else{ > > $(".idealtd").hide(); > > //$("#ppsub_amount > > option:selected").val('anders'); > > } > > }); > > > }); > > > <select name="ppsub_ppterm_id" class="ppsub_ppterm_id" > > id="ppsub_ppterm_id" style="width: 100px; font-size: 11px;"> > > <option > > value="M">Maand</option> > > <option > > value="K">Kwartaal</option> > > <option > > value="H">Halfjaar</option> > > <option > > value="J">Jaar</option> > > <option selected > > value="E">Eenmalig</option> > > </select> > > > But when i load my page i staight away get an error: > > > $("#ppsub_ppterm_id") is null > > Line 17 > > > any idea's?
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