[jQuery] Accordion Menu and active link

[Clemens]

hi, i use the followig accordion menu:

function initMenu() {
  $('#submenu ul').hide();
  //$('#submenu ul:first').show();
  $('#submenu li a').click(
    function() {
      var checkElement = $(this).next();
      if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
        return false;
        }
      if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (!checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
        $('#submenu ul:visible').slideUp('normal');
        checkElement.slideDown('normal');
        return false;
        }
      }
    );
  }
$(document).ready(function() { initMenu(); });

now, when a link in the #submenu list gets active, the accordion
closes and i have to open it up again when chooseing another link from
the #submenu. my question: how can i tell this script, that when a li
in the #submenu list has the class .active_link, the accordion opens
automatically that current ul #submenu list?

you understand my question? :)

thanks and regards!