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What's wrong with the code you have? It works, right? And, IMO, it's the "right" way to do it. (With the caveat below.) You might look for a specific page ID or class on the prevPage, but if there's only one dialog called from the page it's fine the way it is.

Not sure I follow options.prevPage, though.... Are you calling the second parameter to the event callback options? (This is why it is important to post COMPLETE examples.)

You might also want to consider if you really want to populate the menu on pagebeforeshow. If you only want to do this once, it should be done on pageinit.

Thank you for your reaction.
The code works, right now.
prevPage is an argument from pagebeforeshow, just as the documentation says.
I'm not a novice at jQuery Mobile, but I was looking for a more bullet proof solution.
My previous solution will fail if you came from a normal dialog, not long select menu.

My previous solution will fail if you came from a normal dialog, not long select menu.

Yes, that's why I suggest using a more specific selector.

Yes, that's why I suggest using a more specific selector. 

Right, and that is why I'm starting this question...

I can't any difference between a normal dialog and a long select menu.

I can't any difference between a normal dialog and a long select menu.

What, you can't add a class or ID to your menu? (I'd suggest a class.)

I wasn't actually suggesting that you target a particular type of dialog, but the specific one you are interested in.

Of course, if you have more than one of these dialogs, you could assign a common class to all of them.