[jQuery] "id" is not a function?

[jQuery] "id" is not a function?


Hi,
I have this expression
var parentElt = $("#newTabText").parents("td.topTab:first");
alert(parentElt.id());
and I'm getting a JS error on the second line, "id" is not a
function. I have verified, through another alert statement, that
"parentElt" is non-empty, contains a value, and has an "id"
attribute. What expression should I write to get the proper id?
Thanks, - Dave