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Answer 1

+4 A:

You can use the :first selector:

$('p:first');

Brian McKenna 2010-01-07 00:53:58

make sure you include the specific `div` as well, otherwise you'll only get the very first `p` on the page

Jason 2010-01-07 00:56:30

That doesn't seem to be working, please see comment above. thxs

AnApprentice 2010-01-07 04:13:47

Answer 2

A:

I don't know if CKEditor would affect this in any way, but with jQuery you should be able to use:

$("p:first").text();

To get the text in the first <p> element. If the paragraphs are wrapped by a <div> or another element with a specific ID, you can do:

$("#id-of-div p:first").text();

vonconrad 2010-01-07 00:58:38

Since the content is in CKEDITOR (iframed) I have the content in a variable not a DIV, how can I use a variable in your second example? thxs

AnApprentice 2010-01-07 04:16:54

Try the following: `$(newTitle).find("p:first").text();`

vonconrad 2010-01-07 04:40:56

That doesn't seem to work... Full line: var newTitle = CKEDITOR.instances.meeting_notes.getData();newTitle = $(newTitle).find("p:first").text();

AnApprentice 2010-01-07 05:13:50

What exactly is the output of newTitle? Can you update your original post with the full contents of that variable?

vonconrad 2010-01-07 05:57:09

Answer 3

+2 A:

Since CKeditor is in an iframe, you might need something along the lines of:

$("#cke_contents_editor1 iframe").contents().find('p:first').text()

to extract the text.

Adam Benzan 2010-01-07 01:01:20

This doesn't seem to work: newTitle = $(newTitle).contents().find('p:first').text();

AnApprentice 2010-01-07 04:11:19

Answer 4

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absolutnie 2010-09-28 09:51:31

JQUERY, Extract only the first paragraph