JQuery .click pass variables

clickjqueryvariables

propb. very simple, but not for me.
Looking to pass a variable on a click function to show either div a or div b based on the a link clicked. My code is something like this 

$('.view').click(function() {
    var id = this.id.replace('view_', "");
if(id=1) { $('#show').show('slow'); }
if(id=2 ) { $('#show2').show('slow'); }
$('#categories').hide('slow');
    return false;
  });
  });

But OBVIOUSLY the if statements are wrong – I know that I am just using them as an example. Any suggerstions?
Thanks in adavance

Best Answer

You are assigning the value of 1 to id instead of testing for a match:

if(id = 1) {} // WRONG: this means if id is successfully SET to 1

Here is what it should look like:

$('.view').click(function() {
    var id = this.id.replace('view_', "");

    if(id == 1)       { $('#show').show('slow'); }
    else if(id == 2 ) { $('#show2').show('slow'); }

    $('#categories').hide('slow');

    return false;
});

If you find yourself making this mistake a lot, you should switch the test around:

if( 1 == id) {} // Works
if( 1 = id ) {} // Throws JS error instead of failing silently
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