How do I find a variable (dynamic) div with jQuery?

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May 6th, 2008, 04:24 PM

blepoxp

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How do I find a variable (dynamic) div with jQuery?

Hi,
I need to find a div and make changes to it but the name of the div is dynamic. I've tried to place my JS variable named var mydiv into a jQuery reference but it doesn't work. Does anyone know how to make this work? Failing code below:

Code:

...inside jquery block...

var mydiv = 'glenn';

$("#" & mydiv ).show();

The intended result would be the same as $("#glenn").hide();
Thanks for your help.

May 6th, 2008, 04:33 PM

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"+" is the concatenation operator in JS, not "&".

Code:

var mydiv = 'glenn';

$("#" + mydiv ).show();

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May 7th, 2008, 10:28 AM

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Thanks. I'm an idiot. Too many languages. I'm working in ASP right now (which I don't do often) and between this and document.write v. response.write, I'm killing myself.

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