JS:

this.par = $(this).find("p");

HTML:

<p></p>

The problem is that I dont want to find p tag, but rather a div with a specific ID like this one below.

<div id="abc"></div>

JS:

this.par = $(this).find("p");

HTML:

<p></p>

The problem is that I dont want to find p tag, but rather a div with a specific ID like this one below.

<div id="abc"></div>

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• 2 Surely it would have been quicker and easier for you to read the jQuery API, than to type that out and then wait for an answer? – Rory McCrossan Commented Nov 17, 2011 at 12:55
• I was using # for id but it seemed there is other error – user478636 Commented Nov 17, 2011 at 14:00

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Use the ID selector:

var myDivObj = $("#abc");

Take a look at the list of jQuery selectors.

Additional Information:

It's difficult to tell by your code what you're trying to do, but based on what you've posted, there is no reason to use $(this). The ID selector alone should meet your needs.

Well, you can just use the id selector:

$(this).find('#abc');

Since ids should be unique on the page, you may as well just use it as the constructor:

$('#abc');

If this isn't exactly the same, you're doing something wrong.

this.par = $(this).find("#abc");

You don't want to do that. Don't add properties to the html elements. This is better:

var par = $(this).find('#idOfElement')

Storing the result in this.par is a very bad idea, since this refers to a DomElement.

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What you might be looking for is jQuery .data():

$(this).data('par', $(this).find('#idOfElement'))

Which allows you to associate #idOfElement with this.

use id selector

this.par = $(this).find("#abc");

but id is uniqe you can remove $(this).find and use this code

this.par = $("#abc");