Help with DOM

[Fmdpa]

I go through DOM so methodically, but somehow it still is smarter than me. I am trying to access the innerHTML value of the p.rating tag.

<div class="c_name">MyName    <span class='c_time'> on October 19, 2010 06:49 PM        <div id="hand_rate">            <img src="/PNG/down.png" class="thumb_rate" id="thumb_down" data-id="115" /> <!--from either of these img tags-->            <img src="/PNG/up.png" class="thumb_rate" id="thumb_up" data-id="115" />        </div>    </span>    <p class="rating">0</p> <!--to this...--></div>

This was just one of the things I tried. It appeared to select the right tag, but then it failed at fetching the inner value.

$(this).parent('#hand_rate').parent('.c_time').next('.rating').val(); //"this" is one of the img tags

[Dilated]

I go through DOM so methodically, but somehow it still is smarter than me. I am trying to access the innerHTML value of the p.rating tag.

<div class="c_name">MyName    <span class='c_time'> on October 19, 2010 06:49 PM        <div id="hand_rate">            <img src="/PNG/down.png" class="thumb_rate" id="thumb_down" data-id="115" /> <!--from either of these img tags-->            <img src="/PNG/up.png" class="thumb_rate" id="thumb_up" data-id="115" />        </div>    </span>    <p class="rating">0</p> <!--to this...--></div>

This was just one of the things I tried. It appeared to select the right tag, but then it failed at fetching the inner value.

$(this).parent('#hand_rate').parent('.c_time').next('.rating').val(); //"this" is one of the img tags

To my understanding that should select properly, but I'm pretty sure you're supposed to use the ".html()" function for innerHTML. ".val()" is only for a form controls current value.

[Fmdpa]

Oops. Thanks, that isn't the first time I've done that.

[skaterdav85]

you could probably shorten your chaining which might be more optimized by using the parents() method and the children() methodSo maybe something like this:

$(this).parents('.c_time').children('.rating').html();

[Fmdpa]

That's actually how I ended up doing it once I figured out my problem. Thanks anyway!