[jQuery] Re: get top most parent

[Shawn Grover]

$("#header2").children("p.submenu");
or
$("#header2").find(".submenu");

or make use of context:

$(".submenu", "#header2");

- read that as "all items with class of .submenu under the #header2 
object".  The "#header2" part can be a selector, DOM element, or jQuery 
object.

HTH

Shawn

Liam Potter wrote:

header2obj.children().children().children("#submenu");



chitgoks wrote:
hi, i am stumped so i am posting it here. no luck searching google for
many hours

this is my html code

<div id="firstpane" class="menu_list"> <!--Code for menu starts here--
          <p id="header1" class="menu_head">Header-1</p>
        <div class="menu_body">
            <a href="#">Link-1</a>
            <a href="#">Link-2</a>
            <a href="#">Link-3</a>
        </div>

        <p id="header2" class="menu_head">Header-2</p>
        <div id="header2_menubody" class="menu_body">

            <div id="pane" class="menu_list">
                <p id="submenu" class="menu_head">Sub-Menu</p>
                <div class="menu_body">
                    <a href="#">Sub Link-1</a>
                    <a href="#">Sub Link-2</a>
                    <a href="#">Sub Link-3</a>
                </div>
            </div>

            <a href="#">Link-1</a>
            <a href="#">Link-2</a>
            <a href="#">Link-3</a>
        </div>

        <p id="header3" class="menu_head">Header-3</p>
        <div class="menu_body">
            <a href="#">Link-1</a>
            <a href="#">Link-2</a>
            <a href="#">Link-3</a>
       </div>
    </div>  <!--Code for menu ends here-->

if i have access to the object id "header2" how can i get access to
id="submenu" ?
i tried header2obj.children('.menu_head') but it doesnt work. thanks