> I do think it would be better if parents wasn't there though (if it is the > same as ancestors). Why would you have two functions that do the same thing?
The main reason is that not everyone comes from an XPath/XML background - it's the same reason why there's .find() and not .descendants(). It's like 4 extra bytes to include .parents(). Back when we were originally planning out the names for this feature, there was a definite tension between using XPath-style verbage versus 'english' words. I think this is an acceptable compromise. --John _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list [email protected] http://jquery.com/discuss/
