found it:
jQuery(this).prependTo(this.parentNode) works!
thanks
On 19 Mai, 20:43, "Richard D. Worth" <rdwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How about (untested):
>
> $(this).parent().prepend(this)
>
> ?
>
> - Richard
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:29 PM, aly <he...@digitalnature.ro> wrote:
>
> > it seems that parent('...') is the problem...
> > the code works only if I specify the name of the target div:
>
> > jQuery(document).ready(function(){
> > jQuery(".mydivcontainer").prependTo('.mydiv'');
> > });
>
> > but this is useless in my case because I have multiple and dynamic
> > items with that class...
>
> > On 19 Mai, 19:44, "Richard D. Worth" <rdwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:48 AM, aly <he...@digitalnature.ro> wrote:
>
> > > > thanks for your reply.
> > > > html is something like:
>
> > > > <div class="mydivcontainer">
> > > > ...
> > > > <div class="mydiv">
> > > > ...
> > > > </div>
> > > > </div>
>
> > > > there are more elements where I placed the (...) dots, but I guess it
> > > > doesn't matter since parent('.mydivcontainer') should locate the
> > > > target element.
> > > > and yes, what I am trying to do is move .mydiv and its contents at the
> > > > beginning of .mydivcontainer (just after <div
> > > > class="mydivcontainer">).
>
> > > > I don't undestand why my 2nd example doesn't work.
> > > > that function should traverse each element with the .mydivclass and
> > > > clone it in .mydivcontainer, then remove the original element. or am I
> > > > wrong?
>
> > > prependTo already takes care of removing the original, and it returns the
> > > same element to you in its new location, and you're then removing it.
>
> > > - Richard
>
> > > > On 19 Mai, 15:31, "Richard D. Worth" <rdwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > And what is it you're trying to do exactly? I have to say I was
> > caught
> > > > > curious by your subject 'Move element to parent div'. Where would an
> > > > element
> > > > > be, if not inside its parent? Are you just trying to move it up to be
> > the
> > > > > first child of the parent, by prependTo?
>
> > > > > I wonder if in the first case, you're creating a bunch of clones, by
> > a
> > > > > .prependTo(selector) with a selector that matches more than one
> > element,
> > > > > then removing the original. And in the second case, you're moving the
> > one
> > > > > element, then removing it. I haven't tested, but this is my best
> > guess
> > > > just
> > > > > looking at your code, and without seeing your html.
>
> > > > > - Richard
>
> > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Richard D. Worth <rdwo...@gmail.com
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > What does your html look like? Is .mydivcontainer the immediate
> > parent
> > > > of
> > > > > > .mydiv?
>
> > > > > > - Richard
>
> > > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:20 AM, aly <he...@digitalnature.ro>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > >> I'm trying to move a set of divs into their parent elements.
>
> > > > > >> Currently I'm using:
> > > > > >> jQuery('.mydiv').each(function(){ jQuery(this).prependTo
> > > > > >> ('.mydivcontainer').remove(); });
>
> > > > > >> this works somehow, but the problem is that all elements on the
> > page
> > > > > >> with class .mydiv are inserted into each .mydivcontainer element.
>
> > > > > >> to avoid this, I tried prepending .mydiv to its parent;
> > > > > >> jQuery('.mydiv').each(function(){ jQuery(this).prependTo(jQuery
> > > > > >> (this).parent('.mydivcontainer')).remove(); });
>
> > > > > >> but for some weird reason it doesn't work, .mydiv doesn't show up
> > :(
>
> > > > > >> can anyone help me with this?
> > > > > >> thanks :D
