Error referencing id containing $

[Darin Davis]

BACKGROUND: I need to copy the value of one field to another if a condition is met. This is what I have so far (just for testing/learning):

function copyOneTimeFactor(factor){
    if (factor === "oneTimeFactorAmt1") {
        alert("Called by " + factor + " rule. onetimeAmt1 = " + jQuery("#onetimeAmt1_cc2ba976-715e-44b1-a3e3-a2c6f5992382_$CurrencyField").val);
    }
    return(true);
}

I copied the input field id from Chrome Developer Tools (screen capture attached).

In testing the custom JS, I’m getting the message:

Syntax error, unrecognized expression: #onetimeAmt1_cc2ba976-715e-44b1-a3e3-a2c6f5992382_$CurrencyField

(screen capture attached)

If I remove the $, instead of an error message, I get 12 lines of unintelligible code as the (apparent) value of the input field (screen capture attached).

QUESTION: What is wrong with the way I’m referencing the field ID so that it constitutes a syntax error? Is there a better way to accomplish my goal than using jQuery to get/set the values of input form fields?

Thanks for any assistance!

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[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
Addressing an item with id containing $ requires that you escape it like this:

jQuery("#onetimeAmt1_cc2ba976-715e-44b1-a3e3-a2c6f5992382_\\$CurrencyField").val();

You can however use this approach instead:

var value = getFieldValue("onetimeAmt1"); // Please verify the field name
// Copy it to another field
setFieldValue("Name_of_field_to_write_to",value);

Alexander

[Darin Davis]

Thank you very much, Alexander!

Darin

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