jquery.find() unrecognized regex expression

Question

Im trying to find a div with a name and a maximum of 2 digits via jquery.find(); Example: "#progressText1", "#progressText2", ..."#progressText12", etc

This is my code (where closeForm is the form that it has the div elements):

var closeDiv= closeForm.find("#progressText[/^\d{1,2}$/;]");

And im getting this error:

Uncaught Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: #progressText[/^d{1,2}$/;]

Can someone help me to make it work?

You can't use regular expressions in selectors. Do you just want to get all elements whose IDs start with `progressText`? — Felix Kling, Jun 03 '14 at 02:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '14 at 02:10

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Use the jquery selector "starts with"

// assumes closeForm is a jQuery object already formed.

var closeDiv = closeForm.find('div[id^="progressText"]');

answered Jun 03 '14 at 02:10

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Great stuff! don't forget to select it as the answer :) – silver Jun 03 '14 at 02:15

jquery.find() unrecognized regex expression

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