You can do:
$('#test').after('<li>Hello</li>');
or:
$('#test').parent().append('<li>Hello</li>');
Rik
2008/11/7 jfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Ok, this probably just needs someone to slap me towards a tutorial,
> however I couldn't seem to find one!
>
> I'm trying to use jquery to add a child to part of an unordered list,
> so can anyone explain how to make a new sub-child of the id 'test'
> appear? (see below)
>
> SCRIPT:
> function populateAmounts(){
> $('#test').append(document.appendChild("name of new child");
> }
>
> HTML:
> <ul>
> <li><span class="folder">Subfolder 2.1</span>
> <ul id="folder21">
> <li id="test">File 2.1.1</li>
> <li>File 2.1.2</li>
> </ul>
> </li>
> <li><span class="file">File 2.2</span></li>
> </ul>
>
> Many thanks!
>
>
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Rik Lomas
http://rikrikrik.com
