Is it possible to select element with interpolation? I have a var with a string
inputId = "awesomeInput" and i would like to select input which has ID "awesomeInput". I tried to do it like i would normally do with jquery
$("#{inputId}") console.log tells me that something was picked, but any function i try to perform on this object fails. There are no errors, but also no effects. Like this:
$("#{inputId}").show() How can I select an element with jquery like this, and than show it?
Given:
inputId = "awesomeInput" Then this:
$("#{inputId}").show() ends up as:
$("awesomeInput").show() and that is trying to find <awesomeInput> elements, not id="awesomeInput" elements.
The # only has special meaning when it is immediately followed by { in a double quoted string so the # in "#pancakes" does not begin an interpolation nor does the first # in "##{x}".
You want this:
$("##{inputId}").show() The first # is just a plain old hashmark, only the #{...} part will be replaced during interpolation.