Getting started can't use $("attributeName")
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hanoah
Dec 16, 2009, 4:13:59 PM12/16/09
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I am using firebug lite in IE 6. Firebug version 1.23,20090506
I am following a simple tutorial and am stuck at the first part. I
have a simple html page as follows;
<html>
<head>
<title>Firebug Testing</title>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="C:/
rad75workspace/MPages/WebContent/script/common/firebug-lite.js"></
script>
</head>
<body>
Name : <input id="nameTextBox" class="normalText" type="text" />
</body>
</html>
When I type $("nameTextBox") on the command line I get this error
"Error: Object expected".
The is exactly what the tutorial is telling me to try.
If I try the same thing, using the same file iin Firefox with the full
Firebug add-on. It works fine.
Does Firebug-Lite not support this?
I am following a simple tutorial and am stuck at the first part. I
have a simple html page as follows;
<html>
<head>
<title>Firebug Testing</title>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="C:/
rad75workspace/MPages/WebContent/script/common/firebug-lite.js"></
script>
</head>
<body>
Name : <input id="nameTextBox" class="normalText" type="text" />
</body>
</html>
When I type $("nameTextBox") on the command line I get this error
"Error: Object expected".
The is exactly what the tutorial is telling me to try.
If I try the same thing, using the same file iin Firefox with the full
Firebug add-on. It works fine.
Does Firebug-Lite not support this?
EugeneZ
Dec 21, 2009, 11:41:08 AM12/21/09
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I've never used Firebug Lite, but I don't see any documentation that
says $(...) is functionality added by firebug lite. If you saw that
function being used in a tutorial, the author most likely assumed you
were using a javascript web framework like jQuery or MooTools. Most of
these libraries provide the $(...) function, typically as a shortcut
for document.getElementById(), which appears to be the way you're
using it.
says $(...) is functionality added by firebug lite. If you saw that
function being used in a tutorial, the author most likely assumed you
were using a javascript web framework like jQuery or MooTools. Most of
these libraries provide the $(...) function, typically as a shortcut
for document.getElementById(), which appears to be the way you're
using it.
Try this in the console instead:
document.getElementById("nameTextBox")
If you like the $() syntax, you may wish to also include jQuery or
MooTools in your page to provide it. Or simply add this to your page:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.$ = document.getElementById;
</script>
Mike Ratcliffe
Dec 21, 2009, 11:57:04 AM12/21/09
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It probably comes from the fact that the $() method works in the
Firebug Console ... maybe it should also work in Lite.
Firebug Console ... maybe it should also work in Lite.
hanoah
Dec 22, 2009, 2:48:25 PM12/22/09
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Thanks for the reply, seems that the $(...) functionality just doesn't
work in Firebug Lite. The suggestions you gave were good ones and have
helped me to continue on.
work in Firebug Lite. The suggestions you gave were good ones and have
helped me to continue on.
Thanks!
Mike Ratcliffe
Dec 22, 2009, 3:55:07 PM12/22/09
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