I'm developing a distributor map thing on our company web site, and when a continent is clicked, it sets a variable called 'activeContinent'.

However this works:

2. // Outputs 'Africa' in message box
3. $('.continent_africa').click(function() {
4. alert(activeContinent);
5. var currentId = $(this).attr('id');
6. });

This doesn't, and I can't see why:

1. // Outputs sod all...
3. $('.continent_'+activeContinent).click(function() {
4. alert(activeContinent);
5. var currentId = $(this).attr('id');
6. });

I Really cannot see why it won't work. activeContinent is a global variable, and it does have a value, so why won't this work?!

Thanks in advance!

Ste