This will also work: var formName = elem.form.name;
On 3/26/07, Brad Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Solved. I had been trying parent() and not parents(). > > parentformname = $(elem).parents("form").attr("name") > > -- Brad > > On 3/26/07, Brad Perkins wrote: > > I have a form template that is shared among numerous forms. I need to > > modify the ajax response content depending on the form used. > > > > When a button is clicked, what is the best way (w/ jQuery) to get the > > name of the button's parent form? > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/