Question

This is my index code that I use to return the buttons parent div’s index:

j('#optionform').index( j(this).parent() )

I’m trying to find out the DIV index of the button clicked, so I can remove the DIV.

The HTML layout is like so:

    <form id="optionform" onsubmit="return false;">
    <label><input type="checkbox" id="s_name" value="s_name"> Survey Name </label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" id="s_type" value="s_type"> Survey Type </label><br>
                    Filter Results:<br>
    <div id="template" style="display: none;">
                        Column: <select id="fcolumn[]">
                            <option></option>
    <option value="s_name">Survey Name</option>
    <option value="s_type">Survey Type</option>
    </select><br>
                        Filter Type: <select id="ftype[]">
                            <option></option>
                            <option value="=">Equals</option>
                            <option value="LIKE">Like</option>
                        </select><br>
                        Filter content: <input type="text" id="fcontent[]"><br>
    <img src="images/add.png" width="32px" onclick="addTemp(); return false;">
    <img src="images/delete.png" width="32px" onclick="alert(j(this).attr('src')); remTemp(j('#optionform').index( j(this).parent() )); return false;">
                    </div>
<div class="template" style="display: block;">
                        Column: <select id="fcolumn[]">
                            <option></option>
    <option value="s_name">Survey Name</option>
    <option value="s_type">Survey Type</option>
    </select><br>
                        Filter Type: <select id="ftype[]">
                            <option></option>
                            <option value="=">Equals</option>
                            <option value="LIKE">Like</option>
                        </select><br>
                        Filter content: <input type="text" id="fcontent[]"><br>
    <img src="images/add.png" width="32px" onclick="addTemp(); return false;">
    <img src="images/delete.png" width="32px" onclick="alert(j(this).attr('src')); remTemp(j('#optionform').index( j(this).parent() )); return false;">
                    </div>
<div class="template" style="display: block;">
                        Column: <select id="fcolumn[]">
                            <option></option>
    <option value="s_name">Survey Name</option>
    <option value="s_type">Survey Type</option>
    </select><br>
                        Filter Type: <select id="ftype[]">
                            <option></option>
                            <option value="=">Equals</option>
                            <option value="LIKE">Like</option>
                        </select><br>
                        Filter content: <input type="text" id="fcontent[]"><br>
    <img src="images/add.png" width="32px" onclick="addTemp(); return false;">
    <img src="images/delete.png" width="32px" onclick="alert(j(this).attr('src')); remTemp(j('#optionform').index( j(this).parent() )); return false;">
                    </div>
 </form>

But it always returns -1 in the index.

Answer 1

Try $(this).parent().index(".template"), however keep in mind that your first template div has an id instead of a class. is that a typo?