Sys.UI.DomElement $get Method

Provides a shortcut to the getElementById method of the Sys.UI.DomElement class. This member is static and can be invoked without creating an instance of the class.

$get(id, element);

Parameters

Term

Definition

id

The ID of the DOM element to find.

element

The parent element to search. The default is the document element.

Example

The following example shows how to use the $get method. This code is part of a larger example found in the DomElement class overview.

// Add handler using the getElementById method
$addHandler(Sys.UI.DomElement.getElementById("Button1"), "click", toggleCssClassMethod);
// Add handler using the shortcut to the getElementById method
$addHandler($get("Button2"), "click", removeCssClassMethod);
// Add handler using the getElementById method
$addHandler(Sys.UI.DomElement.getElementById("Button1"), "click", toggleCssClassMethod);
// Add handler using the shortcut to the getElementById method
$addHandler($get("Button2"), "click", removeCssClassMethod);

See Also

Reference

Sys.UI.DomElement Class

Other Resources

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