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mbowles201

get return object not DOM

in Using jQuery • 13 years ago

alert($(
"ul li").get(0));

This alert show this, literally: [object]

This [object] will not accept any DOM methods like addClass, etc...

Have I goofed the syntax?

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awirick

Re: get return object not DOM

13 years ago

$("ul li").get(0) will retrieve a native dom object - namely the first li element in the unordered list. You could perform native methods on that object and access properties (innerHtml for example).

If you are looking for a method that returns a jQuery object you should use $("ul li").eq(0)

http://api.jquery.com/eq/

mbowles201

Re: get return object not DOM

13 years ago

Actually I am looking for the DOM element so I can modify class, etc.. I get [object] and it will not accept any methods at all.

a.goebel

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13 years ago

firebug output: reading a reply: failed!

options: goto('awirick').readagain();

Kind Regards

mbowles201

Re: get return object not DOM

13 years ago

wow... anyway

I will rephrase...

I want the DOM (first li element). I am not getting the DOM (first li element). What I get will not accept any DOM elelment methods or properties and that is what I want.

a.goebel

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13 years ago

well, I'm not sure what you mean with "I want the DOM", it sounds like if you want the first

Li element under UL as jQuery object.

"addClass" which you mentioned in your first post, is a jQuery object function, so you need to do exactly what awirick told you.

If that is not correct, I'm totally off and do not understand what you want.

mbowles201

Re: get return object not DOM

13 years ago

my confusion, I was considering the addClass method as an element method and not an object method. so yes, I would want the .eq(0) and not .get(0) Thanks!

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