Great advice and assistance got me looking in the right direction.
Thank you. Got this code working:
$(document).ready(function(){
$("# test").blur(function () {
$('#test').val($('#test').val().replace(/,/g,''));
});
});
On Sep 29, 9:58 pm, Charlie Griefer <charlie.grie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Works for me.
>
> Bear in mind you're selecting every input on the page by virtue of
> $('input').
>
> Bear in mind further that on blur for every input, you're telling jquery to
> remove the commas from the element with id="test" (by virtue of $('#test').
>
> Do you have an element with id="test" ?
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM, factoringcompare.com <
>
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> firstfacto...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > No it doesn’t work. I’ll work it out.
>
> > <script>
> > $(document).ready(function(){
>
> > $("input").blur(function () {
> > $('#test').val($('#test').val().replace(/,/g,''));
> > });
>
> > });
> > </script>
>
> > On Sep 29, 9:42 pm, Charlie Griefer <charlie.grie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Because it's completely new to you is exactly why you should be reading
> > the
> > > docs :)
>
> > > Does the code below run?
>
> > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:27 PM, factoringcompare.com <
>
> > > firstfacto...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Thank you. JQuery is completly new to me. OK how des the belo code
> > > > look?
>
> > > > <script>
> > > > $(document).ready(function(){
>
> > > > $("#test'").blur(function () {
> > > > $('#test').val($('#test').val().replace(/,/g,''));
> > > > });
>
> > > > });
> > > > </script>
>
> > > > On Sep 29, 9:17 pm, Charlie Griefer <charlie.grie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > jQuery is based on "find something -> do something". The "find
> > > > something"
> > > > > is largely done with selectors (similar to CSS selectors).
>
> > > > > you want to find the element with the id="test". that would be
> > > > $('#test')
>
> > > > > you want it to do something when that element receives a blur
> > event...
>
> > > > > $('#test').blur(); <-- that's the event, but it's not doing anything
> > yet.
> > > > > To do something, pass a function to the blur():
>
> > > > > $('#test').blur(function() { });
>
> > > > > which, when fleshed out a little more, might look like:
>
> > > > > $('#test').blur(function() {
> > > > > alert('I just got blurred!');
>
> > > > > });
>
> > > > > While inside these "inner functions", you have a handle on the
> > element
> > > > that
> > > > > triggered it. It's referred to as $(this). You can also use "plain
> > ol'
> > > > > javascript" and use 'this' (no quotes). Depends on what you're doing
> > > > with
> > > > > it.
>
> > > > > $('#test').blur(function() {
> > > > > alert(this.id);
> > > > > alert($(this).attr('id')); // they do the same thing
>
> > > > > });
>
> > > > > Most of this (if not all of it) is covered in the docs.
>
> > > > >http://docs.jquery.com/andhttp://docs.jquery.com/How_jQuery_Works
>
> > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:04 PM, factoringcompare.com <
>
> > > > > firstfacto...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Thank you. Could you elaborate on the code so that I can track it
> > > > > > through and understand
>
> > > > > > On Sep 29, 8:49 pm, Charlie Griefer <charlie.grie...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > $('#test').blur(function() {
> > > > > > > $(this).val($(this).val().replace(/,/g,''));
>
> > > > > > > });
>
> > > > > > > You "call" it by telling jQuery to "listen" for the blur() event
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > > element with id="test" (line 1 above).
>
> > > > > > > Your code was correct, but you can replace the $('input#test')
> > with
> > > > > > $(this),
> > > > > > > since $(this) will be a reference to the element that triggered
> > the
> > > > blur.
>
> > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM, factoringcompare.com <
>
> > > > > > > firstfacto...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > > New to jQuery.
>
> > > > > > > > I would like to strip out all of the commas in numeric text
> > field
> > > > > > > > called test on blur. New to jQuery. I have had a go at coding
> > would
> > > > it
> > > > > > > > work?
>
> > > > > > > > $('input#test').val($('input#test').val().replace(/,/g,''));
>
> > > > > > > > and ....... how do i calll it?
>
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Charlie Grieferhttp://charlie.griefer.com/
>
> > > > > > > I have failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my life. I
> > love
> > > > my
> > > > > > > wife. And I wish you my kind of success.
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > Charlie Grieferhttp://charlie.griefer.com/
>
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