With the JQuery library you can reference objects with XPath syntax, I believe. Check the JQuery (jquery.com) site's documentation section and review 'Selectors' in the Reference API. Steve "Cutter" Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _____________________________ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com Paul Cowan wrote: > Hi, > > I am more used to xpath for walking the dom. > > Is there a more compact way of saying the following: > > var override = > sender.parentElement.parentElement.nextSibling.children[1].firstChild; > > Cheers > > Paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! > <http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Javascript mailing list > Javascript at LaTech.edu > https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript