You want the index() function:
var item = $("li.selected")[0];
var position = $("li").index( item );
On 3/23/07, Nate Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I'm looking to find the current numeric position of a certain element
> amongst it's siblings.
>
> Let's say I have a list like so:
>
> <ul>
> <li>Test 1</li>
> <li>Test 2</li>
> <li class="selected">Test 3</li>
> <li>Test 4</li>
> <li>Test 5</li>
> </ul>
>
> So, I grab $('li.selected'). I now want to find out what number it is (in
> this case, I would want it to return 3).
>
> Currently, I am doing it this way, but I am hoping for a more jQuery-esque
> way:
>
> var item = $('li.selected')[0];
> var position = 1;
> $('li').each(function() {
> if(this != item){
> position++;
> }else {
> return false;
> }
> });
>
> Seems a bit ugly, but it could be the only way, I dunno.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts?
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