[jQuery] find dd's dt

[jQuery] find dd's dt

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<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>hello!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>i guess i'm not too
good in finding my way upwards in the DOM tree.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a structure
like this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT
face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dt </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dd > ul > li > a.selected</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dt </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dd > ul > li > a
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dt </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>dl#navigation >
dd > ul > li >
a</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>/dl</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>all  ul are
hidden but the one containing the selected a. I need to access that specific
<STRONG>dt</STRONG> element.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>i tried this, but it
does not work:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>$this =
$("//dd[ul/li/a.selected]");<BR>$this.show();<BR>$this =
$(this).parent();<BR>$("dt",$this).css({border: "1px solid
#FF0000"});</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>sorry, i think
i  'm in need of a good tutorial on selectors.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515005415-29032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=515005415-29032007>thank you for
your help,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=515005415-29032007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=515005415-29032007>Alexandre</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=515005415-29032007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=515005415-29032007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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