What is the best way to select elements based on ID

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What is the best way to select elements based on ID in JQuery

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$('[id=iden]');

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where


    var iden = e.target.id;

Posted 10-May-15 23:49pm

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Answer 1 · 2015-05-11T00:25:00

id is a standard HTML attribute, that all HTML element has (even you didn't defined it directly) and jQuery addresses it separately and not as any other attribute...
The format is $('#id')...
https://api.jquery.com/id-selector/[^]
https://api.jquery.com/category/selectors/[^]

Posted 11-May-15 0:25am