ddlevelsmenu items selection problem

[Peggy_Z]

1) Script Title: ddlevelsmenu

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/ddlevelsmenu/

3) Describe problem:
When I create a ddlevelsmenu of three levels, I have to write like this to select only the last level of the menu.


jQuery('#myjquerymenu >ul>li>ul>li>ul>li>a').click(function(){
...
});


Then, when I create a ddlevelsmenu with two levels, I have to change it into


jQuery('#myjquerymenu >ul>li>ul>li>a').click(function(){
...
});


Are there some good methods that I can deal with these two situations with one method ?
PS: I have tried this method but it will cause a problem that items of all levels can be selected.


jQuery('#myjquerymenu li>a').click(function(){
...
});


Could any one help me about this ? Thanks a lot !

[ddadmin]

Assuming you have the following drop down menus associated with your DD Levels menu bar:


<!--Top Drop Down Menu 1 HTML-->


<ul id="ddsubmenu1" class="ddsubmenustyle">
<li><a href="#">Item 1a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 2a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 3a</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.1a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.2a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.3a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.4a</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 4a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 5a</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.1a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 5.2a</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.1a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.2a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.3a</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.4a</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 6a</a></li>
</ul>


<!--Top Drop Down Menu 2 HTML-->

<ul id="ddsubmenu2" class="ddsubmenustyle">
<li><a href="#">Item 1b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item 2b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 3b</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.1b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.2b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.3b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.4b</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 4b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 5b</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.1b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item Folder 5.2b</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.1b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.2b</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2.3b</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 6b</a></li>
</ul>

<!--Top Drop Down Menu 3 HTML-->

<ul id="ddsubmenu3" class="ddsubmenustyle">
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/imageoptimizer/">Image Optimizer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/">FavIcon Generator</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/emailriddler/">Email Riddler</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/">htaccess Password</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/userban/">htaccess Banning</a></li>
</ul>

To use jQuery to monitor any clicks on the above and report the level the clicked item is at, you could do something like:


jQuery(function($){ //on DOM load
$('#ddsubmenu1, #ddsubmenu2, #ddsubmenu3').click(function(e){
var $target=$(e.target)
alert($target.parents('ul').length) //alerts the level the clicked item is at: 1,2,3, etc
return false
})
})

[Peggy_Z]

It seems not working well ...

Please allow me to make my question more clearly:
There is only one ddlevelsmenu on the form, because it is created automatically based on the input from previous action using ajax, I am concerning that it may appears differently, such as with different levels.

e.g One of the situation is like this


<ul id="ddsubmenu1" class="ddsubmenustyle">
<li><a>Item A</a></li>
<li><a>Item B</a></li>
<li><a>Item C</a></li>
</ul>


And the another one is like this


<ul id="ddsubmenu1" class="ddsubmenustyle">
<li><a>Item A</a>
<ul>
<li><a>Item A.a</a></li>
<li><a>Item A.b</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a>Item B</a>
<ul>
<li><a>Item B.a</a></li>
<li><a>Item B.b</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a>Item C</a>
<ul>
<li><a>Item C.a</a></li>
<li><a>Item C.b</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>


I have managed to use two seperate methods like before to deal with these two situations,
but I am still wondering if I can use only one method to deal with these two.
And I only want the last level can be clicked,
e.g Item A / Item B / Item C in the first one or
Item A.a(A.b) / Item B.a(B.b) / Item C.a(C.b)

Thanks a lot !