What is stored in variable cols in : var $cols = $(‘.sortdivs’).on(‘click’,function(){…});

by

The return value from .on is simply the collection that it was called on, for chaining purposes.

$cols, therefore, is the jQuery object containing a list of elements matched by $('.sortdivs') at the time of exection (NB: not at the time of click).

[object Object] is the string representation of any object. Try to inspect the object in another manner, for instance by using console.log($cols) to be able to get more information of just the output of a simple toString().

More Related Contents:

  1. Creating a JavaScript global array with static elements?
  2. Setting “checked” for a checkbox with jQuery
  3. event.preventDefault() vs. return false
  4. jQuery document.createElement equivalent?
  5. Inserting a text where cursor is using Javascript/jquery
  6. jQuery’s jquery-1.10.2.min.map is triggering a 404 (Not Found)
  7. JavaScript: filter() for Objects
  8. jQuery event to trigger action when a div is made visible
  9. jQuery.parseJSON throws “Invalid JSON” error due to escaped single quote in JSON
  10. Is there a jQuery autogrow plugin for text fields?
  11. How to copy text from a div to clipboard
  12. How to send data in request body with a GET when using jQuery $.ajax()
  13. How can I detect with JavaScript/jQuery if the user is currently active on the page?
  14. How to add anything in through jquery/javascript?
  15. Store jquery selector in variable
  16. Aborting jQuery().load()
  17. capturing f5 keypress event in javascript using window.event.keyCode in window.onbeforeunload event is always 0 and not 116
  18. Preload mp3 file in queue to avoid any delay in playing the next file in queue
  19. How to know if JQuery has finished loading [duplicate]
  20. Error “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token with JSON.parse”
  21. Can’t trigger click with jQuery in a Chrome extension
  22. How to add DOM element script to head section?
  23. html download attribute redirects to url instead of downloading
  24. Convert js Array() to JSon object for use with JQuery .ajax
  25. jQuery .on(); vs JavaScript .addEventListener();
  26. How to send parameter json array when modal open?
  27. Remove DIV tag using Javascript or Jquery
  28. Checking a Url in Jquery/Javascript
  29. Prevent BACKSPACE from navigating back with jQuery (Like Google’s Homepage)
  30. In jQuery mobile, what’s the diff between tap and vclick?

Leave a Comment