You don't want ":has" you want a normal attribute selector.
$( '#themenu' ).children( 'li[id]' )
Karl Rudd
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have read the other threads on this topic, but am still getting
> nowhere ...
>
> I'm trying to make a simple (haha) show-hide menu.
> The first & last menu items are static - and don't have IDs. I need to
> select them out, otherwise I get a "g is undefined" error.
>
> Problem 1: The initial selection doesn't work
>
> $( '#themenu' ).children( 'li:has(id)' ).hover( function() {
> alert ( 'Got an id!' );
> });
>
> What have I done wrong?
>
>
> Problem 2: Getting the relevant var into my toggle statement.
>
> This works: $( '#cat2 ul' ).toggle() ;
>
> This doesn't work:
>
> $( this.hash ).children( 'ul' ).toggle() ;
>
> This doesn't work, either:
>
> var theID = $(this).attr('id');
> $( '"#cat [" + theID + "] ul"' ).toggle() ;
>
> I'm at my wits' end, and desperate for your insights ....
>
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