$(this).find('input[id*=mycheckname]:first');
http://docs.jquery.com/Traversing/find#expr
- jason
On Sep 1, 5:27 pm, matt knapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have some table rows:
>
> <table>
> <tr class="tableRow"><td></td><td></td><td><div>Blah
> <div><input="checkbox" id="mycheckname_4343"></div></div></td>
> <tr class="tableRow"><td></td><td></td><td><div>Blah
> <div><input="checkbox" id="mycheckname_3422"></div></div></td>
> <tr class="tableRow"><td></td><td></td><td><div>Blah
> <div><input="checkbox" id="mycheckname_3243"></div></div></td>
> </table>
>
> that I am selecting like
>
> $("tr[class=.tableRow]").each( function(i)
> {
>
> //inside each table row, there are several td's
> //inside one of the TD's there is a checkbox that I want to find
>
> //how can I search $(this) to find a checkbox that is nested inside a
> td and some div's?
>
> //I'm thinking something like this:
>
> $(this).children("input[id*=mycheckname]:first")
>
> //but children() only searches the IMMEDIATE children of <tr> and the
> checkbox is nested inside a TD and some
> //div's
>
> //I think I need to be able to search descendants of the <tr> but I
> can't figure it out
>
> }
>
> Thanks
