child node issue

[Naveen puttu]

Hi

I have an anchor tag inside a div . im using

$('div#contactEmail > a')[0].attr('href','mailto:'+email);

its doesnt work

Help me out guys

[Eric Pascarello]

$('div#contactEmail > a')[0] returns a DOM HTML Object and NOT a jQuery Object. attr() does not exist on a DOM node.

One option is to change your selector to use :eq(0) or you can do

$('div#contactEmail > a').eq(0).attr()

Eric

[Naveen puttu]

thanks for the reply eric

i get totally confused about this DOM and jquery . when would i get which object , thatz the question i always ponder upon

[Bear Bibeault]

It's simple: if you want to use DOM methods, get the DOM element. If you want to use jQuery methods, don't.

Stop and think about what the expressions that you are using mean -- don't just parrot syntax.

[Bear Bibeault]

Naveen puttu wrote:thatz the question i always ponder upon

Please UseRealWords when posting to the fotums.

[Naveen puttu]

Sorry bear