If I've got a jQuery object that contains input fields like so:
var $inputs = $("#signup input");
Is there a way I can directly select one out of it where the name attribute equals a given value?
I've tried $inputs.find("name=firstName").select();, but it seems not to be working.
You need to use attribute-value selector here:
$("#signup input[name=firstName]");
update:
$inputs.filter("[name=firstname]");
$inputs object if that's possible.$inputs variable being used in your code?
You were close.
$inputs.filter("[name=firstName]").select();
Or, using my preferred syntax...
$inputs.filter('[name="firstName"]').select();
$inputs.$inputs var contains the whole form object and not only the inputs.filter() instead of find() to include top-level elements. Milind had it more correct initially than I did.Use:
$inputs.filter('[name="firstName"]');
Special Note:
.select() is used to select the text in the input but not to select the way you mean.
Try
var $inputs = $("#signup");
$("[name=firstName]", $inputs).select();
