jQuery way to handle select lists, radio buttons and checkboxes
- by Álvaro G. Vicario
When I handle HTML form elements with jQuery, I always end up with an ugly mix of jQuery syntax and plain JavaScript like, e.g.:
function doStuff($combo){
if( $combo.get(0).options[$combo.get(0).selectedIndex].value=="" ){
var txt = "";
}else{
var txt = $combo.get(0).options[$combo.get(0).selectedIndex].text;
}
var…