Solved. I had been trying parent() and not parents().
parentformname = $(elem).parents("form").attr("name")
-- Brad
On 3/26/07, Brad Perkins wrote:
> I have a form template that is shared among numerous forms. I need to
> modify the ajax response content depending on the form used.
>
> When a button is clicked, what is the best way (w/ jQuery) to get the
> name of the button's parent form?
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