I fixed it: $("." + currentSection).next().slideDown(500);
missed the next() I guess I need aa break! On Sep 23, 6:27 pm, PaulC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a set of lists with child elements – these are my navigation. > Each top level list item a has a class that corresponds to a given > section. > > The child elements are hidden by default. I want a correct child list > to open based on the URL you are visiting. > > The code I have is as follows: > > var currentSection = document.location.toString().split('/')[4]; > > I then want the list item with the matching class to the var > currentSection to slide open. I thought it was this: > $("." + currentSection).slideDown(500); > > But it doesn’t work!