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Check for values in multidimensional input array

I’m using a jQuery selector to look for duplicate tokens in a set of input tags that looks like this:

<ul id="class-items">
 <li>
  <input type="hidden" name="tokens[0][Search_Type]" value="a" />
  <input type="hidden" name="tokens[0][Search_Term]" value="123" />
 </li>
 <li>
  <input type="hidden" name="tokens[1][Search_Type]" value="b" />
  <input type="hidden" name="tokens[1][Search_Term]" value="456" />
 </li>
</ul>

This is my jQuery selector check for duplicate tokens, which doesn’t seem to be working:

if ($('#class-items > li > input[name$="Search_Type"][value="' + searchType + '"] + input[name$="Search_Term"][value="' + searchTerm + '"]').length == 0)

I know that the hidden tokens are adding correctly as I can see from viewing the DOM source.

Answer 1

Your name attributes do not end with Search_Type and Search_Term.

They have a ] at the end, so the selector should use Search_Type] and Search_Term], as in:

     // -------------------------------------v
'#class-items > li > input[name$="Search_Type]"][value="' + 
  searchType + '"] + input[name$="Search_Term]"][value="' + 
  searchTerm + '"]'