onclick error

[pradeepjain]

<input type='button' id='rate-it' value='rates-it' >

<script type='text/javascript'>
    $("#rate-it").click(function () { 
alert('yes');
}); 
    </script>

i am trying to get an onclick feature ,but onlick is not working properly .

when i check the error console it says
$("#rate-it") is null .. whts the problem?

[RamananKalirajan]

Are you using any framework like (jquery, prototype, extjs) in this code?

Thanks and Regards
Ramanan Kalirajan

[pradeepjain]

yeah using a lightbox prototype in the page.

[RamananKalirajan]

Is it necessary to give the id like $("#rate-it")?

Thanks and Regards
Ramanan Kalirajan

[pradeepjain]

yeah id representation is done through "#" only rite !!

[acoder]

You probably need to wrap that code in some onload event handler, so that you're referencing the element after it's available.