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Get list item index in HTML ul list using Javascript

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javascript

dom

I have the following HTML page:

<html>
    <head>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="JavaScript/Menu.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <ul>
            <li><a onclick="GetIndex(this)">One</a></li>
            <li><a onclick="GetIndex(this)">Two</a></li>
            <li><a onclick="GetIndex(this)">Three</a></li>
            <li><a onclick="GetIndex(this)">Four</a></li>
        </ul>
    </body>
</html>

And the Menu.js javascript:

function GetIndex(sender)
{   
    var aElements = sender.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("a");
    var aElementsLength = aElements.length;

    var index;
    for (var i = 0; i < aElementsLength; i++)
    {
        if (aElements[i] == sender) //this condition is never true
        {
            index = i;
            return index;
        }
    }
}

Why is the commented condition never met? How do I compare if the two HTML elements are equal in Javascript? Thanks for all the help.

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Boris Avatar asked Oct 27 '10 11:10

Boris


1 Answers

"Your code is correct"

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xj9 Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 12:10

xj9