I think maybe something like this might work:
$('.maps').click(function()
{
$(this).next('.expander.map').show();
});
That would expand the next map based on whatever was clicked.
I hope this helps :)
-Hector
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM, alanfluff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> Yep. Get that. Tks.
>
> However, I am trying to make my code re-useable, right now there are
> two sets of trigger-and-map markup. I will have 10 to 20.
>
> I was hoping to find a jQ construct that would say: "if a map-trigger
> is clicked, I will expand the map that immediately follows it in the
> DOM".
>
> That way I would not need to have an #id for each trigger/map in HTML
> and the jQ would be one lump of code, not a set of identical lumps,
> each one handling one of the trigger-and-maps.
>
> Thanks again for your reply - sorry if I'm not explaining myself well.
> Cheers, -Alan
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2:53 pm, "Hector Virgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You're right, $('.linkify.map:first') will always return the first
> element
> > that matches linkify.map.
> > If you want to make it in respect to a container, try
> > $('#container').find('.linkify.map')
> >
> > -Hector
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM, alanfluff
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Almost what I want - but the first map is always the one shown, I
> > > could have explained better, my bad, sorry.
> >
> > > Pseudo code for what I have:
> > > .
> > > .
> > > click-to-trigger-map
> > > mapOne[div]
> > > .
> > > .
> > > click-to-trigger-map
> > > mapTwo[div]
> > > .
> > > .
> > > etc
> >
> > > The :first seems to make mapOne display, regardless which click-to-
> > > trigger I click.
> >
> > > It looks as if the scope of the :first is the whole DOM and no
> > > starting from the point where the click occurred and affecting the
> > > first instance after it (which is what I want).
> >
> > > Thanks in advance for any further help! Cheers, -Alan
> >
> > > On Nov 12, 2:36 pm, alanfluff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Thanks _lots_ for the quick reply Hector -- I'll go try that. Cheers!
> >
> > > > On Nov 12, 2:22 pm, "Hector Virgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Try $('.linkify.map:first'). That should return the first matched
> > > element.
> > > > > -Hector
> >
> > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM, alanfluff
> > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > > > I am trying to limit the scope of a click trigger to the
> first/next
> > > > > > matched target.
> >
> > > > > > This works fine if I have one container of class .expander.map
> but as
> > > > > > soon as I add another, they both respond (I guessed they would ;)
> >
> > > > > > $('.linkify.map').click(function() {
> > > > > > $('.expander.map').show();
> > > > > > });
> >
> > > > > > I have tried using $(this) and .next() but likely not
> correctly...
> >
> > > > > > I am _certain_ this is stupidly simple and I am missing the
> obvious.
> >
> > > > > > Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.
> >
> > > > > > Cheers lots in advance!
> >
> > > > > > [I am a lightweight (little experience) when it comes to
> JavaScript/
> > > > > > jQuery, so much so that even though I have jQuery Ref and
> Learning
> > > > > > books, I still have not sussed this. What am I like...]
>
