JQuery code - Firefox / IE

[GezH]

Hi, I have the following JQuery code which tests for a checkbox:

if ($("#myBox").is(":checked")){
    // do something
}

It works fine in Firefox, but in IE the debugger throws some kind of "null or not an object" error, and the rest of the script file fails.

"myBox" is the id of the checkbox. Any ideas how I can write this in IE?

 

[Foamcow]

What's the "do something" bit? That may be where the error lies.

Then again, the IE script debugger throws a fit if someone walks past the window. Try visiting MSN with it turned on.

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

"myBox" is the id of the checkbox. Any ideas how I can write this in IE?

You could try using normal DOM methods instead of jQuery to see if it works. If it does, then your jQuery syntax is at fault. If it fails, your problem is elsewhere.

Hope this helps,
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[GezH]

It really didn't like that syntax. I replaced it with a simple:

if(document.getElementById('myBox').checked){

..and it's fine now. Now I have a problem with what it's doing inside the block! This code:

jQuery('div.myDetails').show('slow');

...doesn't work in IE also. After I check the box, I have to actually click in the area of the div for it to display the HTML inside. In FF it just drops down and opens automatically.

 

[GezH]

Ignore this, I'm going to start a new thread, the problem is elsewhere!