Thanks so much. This is just what I needed to know.
On Apr 15, 11:33 am, kangax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, it's really simple:
>
> document.observe('click', function(e) {
> // traverse up looking for element that matches selector [1]
> if (e.target.up('#menu')) {
> hide('all');
> }
>
> })
>
> [1]http://www.prototypejs.org/api/element/up
>
> - kangax
>
> On Apr 15, 10:03 am, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I'm trying to convert some jquery code to Prototype. Basically I
> > want a click anywhere in the document other than the menu to close any
> > open menu windows.
>
> > in jQuery, it's this:
>
> > $(document).click(function(event){
> > var target = $(event.target);
> > if (target.parents("#menu").length == 0) {
> > hide('all');
> > }
> > });
>
> > in Prototype, I have this:
>
> > Element.observe(document, 'click', doThis);
> > function doThis(event){
> > var target = $(event.target);
> > alert(target);
> > }
>
> > But how do I access the id and/or parent of the target element, so I
> > can determine whether or not to close the menu windows?
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