try this: $li.parent().index($li)
The index method needs to be called on the container element (in this case, the ul), while passing the child element. - Richard Richard D. Worth http://rdworth.org/ On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 4:48 AM, hex0id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello guys, > > recently I faced problem with index function, example in documentation > works perfectly but it's slightly simple. When I try to use this > function in more complexed way it's not working, here's what I'm > trying to: > > $("#organize > ul").mousedown( > function(e){ > if($(e.target).is("img")){ > var $li = $(e.target).parent(); > var $index = $("#id > ul.tabs > li").index($li); > $("#id > ul").tabs("close", $index); > } > }); > > this piece of code is for the tab close image situated in <li> > element. > > console.log always show that $index is -1. I've tried a lot of > different ways to get index of li, but all of them failed. Now the > question - maybe my understanding of this function isn't right and it > can be done in different way? All what I need is index of li element > that's hold img in it to pass it to "close" method of tabs. > > Thanks. >
