Hi Nicolas, thanks for the info....so if i'm using css3 selectors from
within my $$ function is it still going to be cross browser?
thanks
On Jan 25, 11:54 pm, "Nicolás Sanguinetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $ only selects one element with an id equal to the string you pass (if
> you pass anything that's not a string, then it returns the same thing
> you passed), it does not accept a RegExp to search elements whose id
> match it. But you can use $$, which accepts any CSS3 selector and
> returns the list of all elements that match. And CSS3 lets you match
> elements with an attribute that "starts with ..." something by doing
>
> $$("[id^=select_]")
>
> http://prototypejs.org/api/utility/dollar-dollarhttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/CR-css3-selectors-20011113/#selectors
>
> Best,
> -Nicolas
>
> On Jan 25, 2008 9:40 PM, elduderino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi, i want to use the $ utility function select all elements with an
> > id that starts with 'select_'. I know you can basic regex with the
> > $function..so in this case i'd need to use the carat to search for
> > id's starting with 'list_'. I cannot find the correct syntax to do
> > this in the manual....i've tried every way i can think of...it has to
> > be something like $(^'select_')
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > Thanks
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