Trouble adding rails input name for jquery

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I am trying to get the id of a radio button on click from a Rails 4 form. I am trying to use some jQuery like:

$("input:radio[name=client_account]").click(function() {
    var value = $(this).val();
    alert(value);
    var id= $(this).attr('id');
    alert(id);
});

but the "name" of the radio buttons is "client_account[client_account_attributes][org_type]"

I have an "f.collection_radio_buttons" set that is rendering in the form. I want to create a "dynamic form" that will show and hide divs based on answers to certain questions. But I will need to somehow get the id or value from the selected radio button when it is clicked so that I can determine which divs to show / hide.

Here is an example of the HTML in case it will help:

<input type="radio" value="Other" name="client_account[client_account_info_attributes][org_type]" id="client_account_client_account_info_attributes_org_type_other">

thanks in advance!!

user4713761 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17 21:41:40Z

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I ended up doing this as my final solution

  $("input:radio[name='client_account[client_account_info_attributes][org_type]']").click(function(event) {
var value = (event.target.value); 
});

answered Dec 17, 2015 at 21:41

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Victory · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-16 23:19:36Z

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You can quote the name of the element if it has special characters.

var $button = $("[name='client_account[client_account_info_attributes][org_type]']");
$button.click(function () {
   console.log($(this));
});

answered Dec 16, 2015 at 23:19

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