Comments on: jQuery, Hidden Elements, and Why At Times I Hate It http://byatool.com/pontification/jquery-hidden-elements-and-why-at-times-i-hate-it/ If I had a nickle for everytime I needed a nickle... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sean http://byatool.com/pontification/jquery-hidden-elements-and-why-at-times-i-hate-it/comment-page-1/#comment-8584 Sean Sat, 29 May 2010 14:04:59 +0000 http://byatool.com/?p=914#comment-8584 Appreciate the time you took to add on to this. Most likely you're one of two people that actually come here but we can pretend that millions will read this. Appreciate the time you took to add on to this. Most likely you’re one of two people that actually come here but we can pretend that millions will read this.

]]> By: Zac Imboden http://byatool.com/pontification/jquery-hidden-elements-and-why-at-times-i-hate-it/comment-page-1/#comment-8573 Zac Imboden Fri, 28 May 2010 22:50:17 +0000 http://byatool.com/?p=914#comment-8573 Thank you for taking the time to post the jquery sliding rug on form elements problem. In my situation I found that I would use the .attr method to check for a form type, such as checkbox, and this worked regardless of whether the form was hidden: if($(this).attr('type')=="hidden") -finds a true hidden field inside a .each loop $(this).attr('type')=="checkbox" && $(this).is(":input:checked") - finds a checked checkbox $(this).is("textarea") - finds a textarea, and if you are using CKEditor to take over textarea elements, and specifically you are using the CKEditor JQuery plugin ( ) you have to get the value of the element by using: value = $('#textareaname').val(); What I found extends what you are stating, and it might be helpful to someone. Thank you for taking the time to post the jquery sliding rug on form elements problem.
In my situation I found that I would use the .attr method to check for a form type, such as checkbox, and this worked regardless of whether the form was hidden:

if($(this).attr(‘type’)==”hidden”) -finds a true hidden field inside a .each loop
$(this).attr(‘type’)==”checkbox” && $(this).is(“:input:checked”) – finds a checked checkbox
$(this).is(“textarea”) – finds a textarea, and if you are using CKEditor to take over textarea elements, and specifically you are using the CKEditor JQuery plugin ( ) you have to get the value of the element by using:
value = $(‘#textareaname’).val();

What I found extends what you are stating, and it might be helpful to someone.

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