$('tbody tr').hover(function () { $(this).addClass('hovered'); }, function () { $(this).removeClass('hovered'); });
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 14:46, Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This isn't so much about hover, but about the selectors I've had to > use within its 'over' and 'out' functions. > > Consider the following. I'm working on a project where I'll have to > repeat this pattern often. > I'll hover over a table's tbody, but will need to affect rows or even > specific row cells within that tbody. > > // This will highlight a tbody's rows on mouseEnter. > // The original row coloring will be restored on mouseLeave. > // A tbody may have numerous rows. > > tbody.hover(function () { > $(this).children('tr').addClass('hovered'); > }, function () { > $(this).children('tr').removeClass('hovered'); > }); > > In the above I had to repeatedly specify > > $(this).children('tr') > > Is there a shorthand way to only specify it once in the over function > and refer to that in the out? > > Similar patterns would apply to toggle, etc. > > Thanks! > >