how to address element?

[gorilla1]

Hi,

I am trying to get the title from a hyperlink within a div that is defined to the code as a variable ($next) and I want to assign it to a variable called 'mytitle'. I have tried variations on this, but can't seem to get the syntax right. Can it be done?

var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');
var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next() : $('#slideshow DIV:first');
var mytitle = $($next "a").attr("title");



<div id="slideshow">
<div class="active">
<div><a href="first.html"><img src="first.jpg" title="title1" border=0 ></a></div>
<a href="second.html"><img src="second.jpg" title="title2" border=0 ></a></div>


</div>

[SB65]

Is your html supposed to be:

<div id="slideshow">
<div class="active"><a href="first.html"><img src="first.jpg" title="title1" border=0 ></a></div>
<div><a href="second.html"><img src="second.jpg" title="title2" border=0 ></a></div>
</div>

In the code you posted you have an extra nested div. Also, the title is an attribute of the img tag not the anchor. Finally, your if statement on the length is incomplete. Assuming the html above is correct, try:

var $active = $('#slideshow .active');
var $next = ($active.next().length > 0) ? $active.next() : $('#slideshow div:first');
var mytitle = $next.find('img').attr("title");

[gorilla1]

Thanks, SB65 - right on all counts! Thanks, again.

G