jquery variable using input field Name

Question

I have a code like this:

var formFocus = formFocus || {
    spanElement: ".focusOnLoad form input[name="FirstName"]";
    init: function () {
       $(document).ready(function() {
          //come other computation
          $(formFocus.spanElement).focus();  
        });
    },
};

I am running into issues with this line: spanElement: ".focusOnLoad form input[name="FirstName"]";

I get an error at name="FirstName"

I tried escaping " with spanElement: ".focusOnLoad form input[name=\"FirstName\"]";Then I get Unexpected token ; error.

I can get the code working if I just use .focusOnLoad form input[name="FirstName"] as selector. But I need to use a variable since ist a shared code and some others without the knowledge of this part has to use this variable.

Is there a way to fix this?

What part needs to be a variable? If you are having trouble nesting quites, just use single quotes: spanElement: ".focusOnLoad form input[name='FirstName']", — Scott Marcus
– Scott Marcus, Commented May 19, 2017 at 20:58
Maybe ; should be changed by , ? You are enumerating members of an object, not statements. — Todor Simeonov
– Todor Simeonov, Commented May 19, 2017 at 21:00
@TodorSimeonov Yes, good catch. And, there shouldn't be a , after the init property. — Scott Marcus
– Scott Marcus, Commented May 19, 2017 at 21:00
Todor, yeah..thats it! Thanks for the help. Now..I am gonna kick myself to missing that. — user3861559
– user3861559, Commented May 19, 2017 at 21:04

Sulaiman Adewale · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-19 21:31:53Z

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var formFocus = formFocus || {
spanElement: ".focusOnLoad   form input[name='FirstName']",
 init: function () { 
 $(document).ready(function() { 
 //come other computation 
 $(formFocus.spanElement).focus();
   }); }, };

You have here, you wrote

form input[name="FirstName"]";

Instead of:

form input[name='FirstName']",

The difference is: you terminated the line with semicolon instead of a comma, and also, you used double quote inside another double quote

Hope my answer helps 😉

edited May 19, 2017 at 21:31

answered May 19, 2017 at 21:09

Sulaiman Adewale

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user3861559 Over a year ago

Yes, that is it. That fixed it. Thanks for the help. Now..I am gonna kick myself for missing it.

Sulaiman Adewale Over a year ago

I am happy it helps 😇

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