Question

HTML

<p href="products.php?ref=fijo&tipo=7001ad" class="principal">Fijas</p>
        <div class="menu_body" id="fijo">
        <a href="products.php?ref=fijo&tipo=7001ad">Normal (7001AD)</a>
        <a href="products.php?ref=fijo&tipo=7001md">Aislada (7001MD)</a>
        <a href="products.php?ref=fijo&tipo=7001ad80">A+ (7001AD80)</a>
        <a href="products.php?ref=fijo&tipo=7001md80">A+++ (7001MD80)</a>
        </div>

JQ

 if(cookie = null)
    {
    $("div.menu_body a").click(function(){
        $.cookie("current",(this).parent().attr("id"));
    });
    }

I can’t get the ID of the element that I’m pointing to. I don’t know if the mistake is with the parent()parent() part or anything else.

Im doing a tab system and I want to check if a tab is opened now, if there is no any cookie, if this tab is opened, and somebody clicks a link in that tab, then store the ID of the .menu_body DIV wich contains that link.

Answer 1

i would say you forgot a char

$.cookie("current",(this).parent().attr("id"));

should look like this

$.cookie("current",$(this).parent().attr("id"));

you need to create a jquery object from the “this” object