I've tried both methods suggested here, and both work beautifully. I noticed
you took into account the counter starting at zero rather than 1; very
thoughtful! Thank you for the help!
AHeimlich wrote:
>
> Try this:
>
> $(document).ready( function() {
> var $listItems = $("#articlesIndex li");
> $listItems.find('a').click( function() {
> var itemNum = $listItems.index($(this).parent()[0]) + 1;
> alert("You just clicked list item number: " + itemNum);
> return false; // prevents the hyperlink from firing
> } );
> } );
>
>
> On 3/12/07, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I have an unordered list like this:
>>
>> <div id="articlesIndex">
>> <ul>
>> <li> "article01.php First Article </li>
>> <li> "article02.php Second Article </li>
>> <li> "article03.php Third Article </li>
>> </ul>
>> </div>
>>
>> I cannot figure out how (or whether) I can use jQuery to read "which LI
>> element has just been clicked" as a numeric index. Here is a simplified
>> example code:
>>
>> $(document).ready( function() {
>> $('#articlesIndex li a').click( function() {
>> alert("You just clicked list item number: ");
>> return false; // prevents the hyperlink from firing
>> } );
>> } );
>>
>> Now how do I pass the number so that the alert "You just clicked list
>> item
>> number: " is followed by the number just clicked on?
>
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