How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

I have several controls wtih only one part of the middle being different and but want to use one function to handle all of them.

I have tried to do the following:

I have a textbox called TxtAddDriverModel and another one called TxtAddPassengerModel

I am trying to access the two different textboxes by inserting the clubType in the string but it doesn't work. What do I do?

var Type = 'Driver'

if (!($("#<%=TxtAdd" + Type + "Model.ClientID %>").val() == 'Add New MODEL Here!'))

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

JAYHAWKER

var Type = 'Driver'

if (!($("#<%=TxtAdd" + Type + "Model.ClientID %>").val() == 'Add New MODEL Here!'))

hi try this

var Type="Driver";

var id="#txtadd"+Type+"<%=Model.ClientID %>";

if(!$(id).attr('value')=='Add New Model Here')

{

// Execute code

}

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Hi,

Try this-

var Type = 'Driver'
if (!($('input[id*=TxtAdd' + Type + 'Model]').val() == 'Add New MODEL Here!'))

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Thanks!

Using the new notation, how would i get the value of a dropdownlist.

For example, I would use the following before:

if ($("#<%=ddlMake.ClientID %> option:selected").val() == -1)

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Hi,

JAYHAWKER
if ($("#<%=ddlMake.ClientID %> option:selected").val() == -1)

Try this-

if ($("select[id*=ddlMake]").val() == -1)

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Thanks, that worked great.

How do I handlle the same thing for textobx, hiddenfield, and label.

i.e, is it input [id*=.....

or text[id*=.....

or select[id*=....

and for a div, what is it?

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Hi,

It is $('tagname[id=tagid]. There can be a lots of combinations. You should study attribute selector. check the following for detail-

http://api.jquery.com/category/selectors/attribute-selectors/

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

It is sometimes hard to figure that out. For example, the hidden field shows as <hidden but you use input to make it work. Thanks for your help, I did finally get it!

Re: How do I insert a variable into a the name of a control using Jquery

Hi,

You always need to check the rendered html content to work with jQuery.