Ok, I tried this:
$(elm).parents().map(function () {
alert(this.tagName);
});
but the FORM never shows up. Reason is because the source looks like
this:
<table width="460" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" colspan="2">
<table border="0"
cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%">
<form Method="Post"
Action="phoenix.zhtml?c=69181&p=OL-
home&t=SwitchQuote" >
<tr
class="modBgQuoteShrtTicker">
<td
colspan="4" nowrap="nowrap">
<span class="modQuoteShrtTicker">
<Select name="control_Symbol"
ONCHANGE="updateQuote(this);">
<option value="1" SELECTED="">opt 1</option>
<option value="2">opt 2</option>
</Select>
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</form>
I won't be able to alter the source, for it is nothing i have much
control over. So, how would i get the ACTION from the FORM above on
the SELECT menu's ONCHANGE event using jQuery?
On May 8, 2:30 pm, "Josh Nathanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> jQuery is even easier than that. You can remove the need to put your
> onchange inline like so:
>
> var formAction = null;
>
> $("select[name=some_name]").change(function() {
> formAction = $(this).parent().attr("action");
>
> });
>
> This binds the anonymous function to set the variable formAction, to the
> change event of the select.
>
> -- Josh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "briandichiara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:18 PM
> Subject: [jQuery] Getting Parent Element using "this"
>
> > I have a page where I need to get a parent forms action after firing
> > the onchange event on a select, like so:
>
> > <form action="something">
> > <select name="some_name" onchange="changeAction(this);">
> > <!-- some options -->
> > </select>
> > </form>
>
> > I can't figure out how to use "this" + a selector with jQuery,
>
> > I've tried
>
> > function changeAction(elm){
> > var formAction = elm.$(":parent form").attr("action");
> > }
>
> > I really have no clue how to do effectively use "this" + a selector.
