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$('textarea[name=status]').val() - not working on iPhone

in jQuery Mobile • 8 years ago

The following code works fine on a desktop/laptop for pulling the text from a textarea in a form (into a js page) but in Safari on iPhone I get "no value returned"?

I'm not sure if this is supported on the iOS system? Do I have to include a script link to a jquery mobile library for it to work on iPhones? Many Thanks

$('textarea[name=status]').val()

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watusiware

Re: $('textarea[name=status]').val() - not working on iPhone

8 years ago

The line you showed has calls to two jQuery functions, so of course you need to load the jQuery library. jQuery isn't built-in to any browser.

I don't see how it could possibly work on desktop without loading jQuery.

tatters19..

Re: $('textarea[name=status]').val() - not working on iPhone

8 years ago

My apologies....I have a jQuery library loaded and the code above is working fine on desktops/laptops...however as soon as I try it on iPhone the code returns "no data returned" and my js fails to work. I've seen some references to jQuery 'mobile' libraries so I thought these might be somehow different to the normal jQuery libraries for normal websites, I take it this is not the case?

I'm just confused why the code above works on desktops/laptops but not on the iOS iphone (safari) system....should it work?

Many Thanks

watusiware

Re: $('textarea[name=status]').val() - not working on iPhone

8 years ago

jQuery Mobile is esentially a big plugin for jQuery. (Really, it's a packaged collection of plugins). It implements a UI framework suitable for both desktop and mobile sites. It's not an alternative to jQuery for mobile devices. You load it *in addition* to jQuery.

I gather you are not using jQuery Mobile. jQuery Mobile will not solve your problem.

Your question probably belongs in the regular jQuery help forum,

tatters19..

Re: $('textarea[name=status]').val() - not working on iPhone

8 years ago

Many thanks, I've posted on there.

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