animate with parent. children

[Phil Jackson]

Hi i have this:


$("#fname").parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").animate({fontSize: "16px"}, 1000);


Anyone know why it wont work yet this will??


$("#fname").parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").css("color", "red");

[seco]

are you getting an error at all?

[Phil Jackson]

nope just not working

[Phil Jackson]

$("#formSignup ul li p input.userInput").each({
if ( $(this).val() == "" ){
$(this).parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").css("color", "red");
} else {
$(this).parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").css("color", "black");
}
});


This also is making my head scratch

[Phil Jackson]

idiot.
.each(function(){

[seco]

haha always somthin huh

[Phil Jackson]

sussed it, should have posted the html:


$("#submitForm").bind("click", function(){
$("#formSignup ul li p input.userInput").each(function(){
if ( $(this).val() == "" ){
$(this).parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").children("p").children("small").animate({fontSize: "11px"}, 1000).css("color", "red");
} else {
$(this).parents("ul:eq(0)").children("li[class=description]").children("p").children("small").animate({fontSize: "10px"}, 1000).css("color", "black");
}
});
});
});