> I have elem2 object, and want to access the first seen elem1 (whose > name is 3),
$("elem2").parents("elem1:first"); > or last parent who is elem1 (whose name is 1 in my example). $("elem2").parents("elem1:last"); Let me know if that helps. --John _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/