Did you try this: alert($('#item1-1').parent().attr('id'));
On 27 Nov., 12:56, ximo wallas <igguan...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello there, after too much sarching I have almost give it up with the > following. > I have a list with another list nested: > <ul> > <li id="item1">Item 1 > <ul> > <li id="item1-1"> > Item 1 - 1 > </li> > <li id="item1-2"> > > Item 1 - 2 > > </li> > </ul> > </li> > </ul> > Let's say I know the ID of "item1-2" or "item1-1" how can I get the id of the > li (item1)? > I have tried with: > alert($('#item1-1').parentNode().id) > But it gaves me an error, maybe just because it is an aberration...