jQuery- Using a variable as a selector?

Question

In this fiddle, http://jsfiddle.net/5L8Q8/52/ if you click the black box, it randomly selects either "ONE" or "TWO" from an array and assigns that value to "ran."

There are also two divs on the page "ONE" or "TWO" with text content in each. These divs are unrelated to the values selected from the array

Depending on the value assigned to ran, I want to express the text contents of div "ONE" or "TWO" inside div "result"...

I was playing around with something like this below but made no progress

$('#result').html(function() {
  //some function to put contents of either div ONE or TWO (depending on ran) inside of #result
});

Your fiddle code needs some tidying up...

BoltClock
– BoltClock

2011-07-22 02:00:59 +00:00
Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 2:00 — BoltClock
– BoltClock, Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 2:00

James Montagne · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-22 02:04:01Z

5

http://jsfiddle.net/5L8Q8/57/

$("#button").click(function() {
    ran = getRandom(myArray, true);

    $('#result').html($("#" + ran).html()); 
});

answered Jul 22, 2011 at 2:04

James Montagne

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Leahcim Over a year ago

thank you that's very clever. I have to wait 8 minutes to accept your answer.

citizen conn Over a year ago

When I was done I actually noticed when I hit update that the fiddle had grown like 5 revisions since I started and I was toast

Paul · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-22 02:04:52Z

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Like this: http://jsfiddle.net/Paulpro/5L8Q8/54/

$('#result').html($('#'+ran).html());

answered Jul 22, 2011 at 2:04

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citizen conn · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-22 02:05:50Z

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Here it is:

$('#button').click(function() { 
  ran = getRandom(myArray, true); 
  $('#result').html($('#'+ran).html());
});

http://jsfiddle.net/5L8Q8/62/

answered Jul 22, 2011 at 2:05

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