Worked like a charm... thank you, Ariel!
-Warren
On Jun 11, 9:04 am, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> use:
>
> if( $(this).prev()[0] )
>
> or
>
> if( $(this).prev().length )
>
> or
>
> if( !$(this).is('first-child') )
>
> --
> Ariel Fleslerhttp://flesler.blogspot.com
>
> On 11 jun, 11:58, "warren.wessels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I've just started using JQuery, and had a quick question that I don't
> > seem to be able to answer by reading the 1.2 API documentation.
>
> > I have a DOM snippet like:
>
> > <ul>
> > <li>something</li>
> > <li>another thing</li>
> > <li>a third</li>
> > <li>a final thing</li>
> > </ul>
>
> > And on mouseover, using the $("li").mouseover event, I am adding a
> > class to the li using $(this).addClass(...). However, I don't want to
> > add the class if the li under the mouse is the first li in the ul...
> > The predicate:
>
> > if( $(this).prev() ) { ... }
>
> > doesn't seem to work as I'd expect (i.e. if this has a previous
> > sibling), and neither does
>
> > if( $(this).is("ul li:first") ) { ... }
> > or
> > if( $(this).is("ul li:eq(0)") ) { ... }
> > or
> > if( $(this).is($(this).parent().children()[0] ) { ... }
>
> > Can anyone give me some pointers on how to "detect" that the element
> > selected is in a certain position in the sibling chain?
>
> > Thank you!
>
> > Warren
