jquery addClass with id equal to parameter

[rickburgen]

I am trying to set an li with a class based on a parameter from a function;

here is my code

if (ISSUE_support == null) {
	$('li #' + issue).addClass('highlight');
}
else if (issue != ISSUE_support) {
	$('li #' + ISSUE_support).removeClass('highlight');
	$('li #' + issue).addClass('highlight');
}

but the class is not added when the event is executed.

[A1ien51]

Your selector is saying: Find me an li that contains an element with the id equal to ~issue

Is that what you wanted?

Eric

[rickburgen]

no, I want to to use the value of the variable which is equal to an id.