get integer of selected element

[DavidBonting]

Hello,
I want to know if there is a option that can tell you which element is selected of all the elements. My english isn't that great so let's get to the point:

		<td>
		<a class="menuTd" href="">Tech tutorials</a>
		</td>
		
		<td>
		<a class="menuTd" href="">All kinds of tutorails</a>
		</td>
		
		<td>
		<a class="menuTd" href="">About</a>
		</td>

var i = $(".menuTd").length;
$("a.menuTd").hover(
	function () {
	    $("#underMenu").load("javascript/submenu/submenu" + i + ".html");
		$("#underMenu").css("visibility","visible");
	},
	function () {
		$("#underMenu").css("visibility","hidden");
	}
);

If I hover the second .menuTd I want it to give me a number 2, if I hover over the third .menuTd I want a number 3. So I can load these other pages in.

Thanks!

var i = $(".menuTd").length;

gives me the number 3 because there are 3 .menuTd, but I want it to give me the number that is hover.

sorry for the bad description

[MarPlo]

Hi,
Try use the index() method.
Example:

$('a.menuTd').click(
  // http://www.coursesweb.net/javascript/
  function () {
    var index = $('a.menuTd').index(this) + 1;
    alert(index);
    return false;
  }
);

[DavidBonting]

Thanks!