cool technique...
-GTG
On 7/4/07, Klaus Hartl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am trying to find a particular parentElement without knowing the ID.
> If not I need to find a different element. SO:
>
> var parentXpath = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]@id="+obj.id+"]/..
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
>
> if (*noobjectfound*) {
> find new object
> }
>
> How can I do this?
I did the following once I needed something similiar:
$('#item, #other-item')
I knew that #item could not exist but #other-item does. So:
$('#item, #other-item').eq(0).show();
If #item exists that one gets shown, if not #other-item will. Kind of
build-in if-clause so to say.
--Klaus
