jQuery is kicking my ass

[Sub_Seven]

Hello people, when I come here is because I'm already desperate, frustrated and about to start kicking walls.

It pisses me off the fact that I can't seem to get a handle on jQuery for simple stupid things that should be easy.

Hoping to get someone to point me in the right direction, I have this code:

<div id="leftPanel">
<div>
<p>Cia Logo</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>Item 1</dt>
<dd>Subitem 1</dd>
<dd>Subitem 2</dd>
<dd>Subitem 3</dd>
<dd>Subitem 4</dd>
<dd>Subitem 5</dd>
<dt>Item 2</dt>
<dd>Subitem 1</dd>
<dd>Subitem 2</dd>
<dd>Subitem 3</dd>
<dd>Subitem 4</dd>
<dd>Subitem 5</dd>
<dt>Item 3</dt>
<dd>Subitem 1</dd>
<dd>Subitem 2</dd>
<dd>Subitem 3</dd>
<dd>Subitem 4</dd>
<dd>Subitem 5</dd>
</dl>
</div>

and this jquery to slide down the dds when you mouseover their dt:

<script>
(function() {
$('#leftPanel dd').hide();
$('#leftPanel').on('mouseenter', 'dt', function() {
$(this).nextUntil('dt').slideDown();
});
})();
</script>

If you mouseover on any of the dts it works fine, it slides down all the dds BUT *BUT* what I cannot figure out is how to tell jQuery to hide all dds that are not under $(this) dt.

I thought something like this should do the trick:

$(!this).children('dt').slideUp(); or this
$!(this).children('dt').slideUp();

But obviously it is not that simple.

Could anyone PLEASE get me out of my misery?

Thanks.

[nettulf]

Yes, it is that simple. :) You just had the syntax a bit wrong:

Try this after slideUp:

$('#leftPanel dt').not(this).nextUntil('dt').slideUp();

[Sub_Seven]

I'll be damned nettulf, it was that simple.

I keep thinking the syntax of PHP should apply for other languages, I was completely unaware of the existence of not().

I thank you a lot for the help, and welcome to the forum by the way.