:D
Thanks SO much Hector!
That worked perfectly -- I am *most* grateful to you.
Cheers, -Alan
On Nov 12, 4:14 pm, "Hector Virgen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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...]
