jquery syntax on passing variable to selector

Question

I have a very basic question im trying to pass in a variable to the following selector

var image = $('#'+$ID ul li).find('input').eq(0).val();

but there is an syntax error what do I need to change?

Explosion Pills · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-22 18:12:40Z

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I think you just want this:

$('#' + $ID + ' ul li')...

You forgot to open the string again.

Just in case $ID happens to be a jQuery object:

$('#' + $ID.attr('id') + ' ul li')...

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 18:12

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That does not quite work, maybe it's something i'm doing wrong can you look at this JsBin? jsbin.com/acaxos/1/edit

@Edward I don't know how to update jsbin, but you need 'Wednesday' rather than Wednesday (quotes) and a space before ul, i.e. ' ul...