Rails spinoffs - Nov 2007 - $(element_id).insert is not a function

I have implemented the following function into my application.js

function create_part( element_id ) {
  foo = ''<h1>test</h1>''
  $( element_id ).insert( foo , { position: content } )
}


If i call this function i get the following error in the Error-
console:

Fehler: $(element_id).insert is not a function
Quelldatei: http://localhost:3000/javascripts/application.js?1195905778
Zeile: 3


If I hav a look at the examples in http://www.prototypejs.org/api/element
I cannot see an error in my definition, and the function should be
recognized if I have included the prototype.js, what I have...

If i test with alert( $(element_id)), the id of the element will pop-
up. So it should be working. That why I am a bit confused?

Some ideas ?

cheers
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Proper usage is like this

function create_part( element_id ) {
  foo = ''<h1>test</h1>''
  $( element_id ).insert( { top: foo} );

}

--- OR ---


function create_part( element_id ) {
  foo = ''<h1>test</h1>''
  Element.insert( $( element_id ) , { position: content } );

}


Someone correct me if I''m wrong
On Nov 24, 1:38 pm,
"jerikm...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org"
<jerikm...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I have implemented the following function into my application.js
>
> function create_part( element_id ) {
>   foo = ''<h1>test</h1>''
>   $( element_id ).insert( foo , { position: content } )
>
> }
>
> If i call this function i get the following error in the Error-
> console:
>
> Fehler: $(element_id).insert is not a function
> Quelldatei:http://localhost:3000/javascripts/application.js?1195905778
> Zeile: 3
>
> If I hav a look at the examples inhttp://www.prototypejs.org/api/element
> I cannot see an error in my definition, and the function should be
> recognized if I have included the prototype.js, what I have...
>
> If i test with alert( $(element_id)), the id of the element will pop-
> up. So it should be working. That why I am a bit confused?
>
> Some ideas ?
>
> cheers
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1st: Are you sure $( element_id ) returns an element, element_id must
be element id or element it self.
2nd: the code must be $( element_id ).insert(foo)

insert(element, { position: content })  <- what is written in the
manual is strange (+ there weren''t no examples :( )
It''s so if you use Element.insert(element, { position: content }) but
when using extended element you can just
$(element).insert({position: content }); as position can be before,
after, top, bottom, and content is in your case foo
you can also write $(element).insert(foo) witch is same as $
(element).insert({bottom: foo})
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