Question

I have this:

form = $('#<%= params[:board_id] %>');
var $parent = form.closest(".biscuit").eq(0);

I want get values for form and $parent

If I write:

alert($parent).value(); or alert(form).value(); I get in the alert [object Object].

How can I get the values for form and $parent?

Answer 1

You wrote:

alert($parent).value(); or alert(form).value();

instead you should write:

alert( $parent.val() ); or alert( form.val() )

What you wrote, alerts the $parent jQuery object and then tries to call method value() on the result…