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Asked: 2026-06-11T18:34:19+00:00

Adding data to new element: var ComBox = $(‘<div></div>’).addClass(‘commentBox’); $.data(ComBox, ‘ChannelID’, 5); $(‘body’).append(ComBox); When

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Adding data to new element:

var ComBox = $('<div></div>').addClass('commentBox');
$.data(ComBox, 'ChannelID', 5);
$('body').append(ComBox);

When trying to get the data, results in undefined..

var cID = $('.commentBox').data('ChannelID');
console.log('cID : '+cID );
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  1. Editorial Team

    Replace this:

    $.data(ComBox, 'ChannelID', 5);

    With this:

    ComBox.data('ChannelID', 5);

    It uses this function

    Best practice note, you better prefix your jQuery object with $ meaning:
    ComBox => $comBox

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