Question

This code:

$el.parent().html()

Writes out as:

<input type="checkbox"> <span>Finish This</span>

If I want to get the value of the span in the parent attribute how do I do this?

I’ve tried this:

 $el.parent().html().$('span').val()

or:

 $el.parent().$('span').val()

And other things to that effect, but I can’t seem to get the value of the span.
I’m guessing there is a problem with how I’m thinking the objects work in jQuery, or is it a simple solution to this?

Is it a function I’m missing?

Answer 1

Try this:

 $el.parent().children('span').text();

or this

  $el.parent().children('span').html();