Glen Lipka wrote: > > I whipped up a demo > http://commadot.com/jquery/selectors/contains.htm > > I used EACH(). However, I just feel like I am missing something. > There has got to be a way to do this without an IF statement. > I have done something similar, using .each then checking with regex to see if the onclick contains a confirm (I need the matched regex for the next step anyways). > Also, I would remiss not to mention. You shouldn't use onclick="". > The goal (imho) is to make the cleanest possible HTML source. > Glen > I agree, however the page I am working with is .net, so the onclick is already present. I am actually trying to track these buttons down so they can be replaced with the .click() event. In the case that we decide to turn off this .net component I am making with jquery, I want all the current onclick code to continue to function as it currently is. I will keep my eyes opened to a 1 line solution as well and make sure to post it if I find one. On 7/20/07, seedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > that doesn't seem to be working for me > nor does > $('form :image').find('[EMAIL PROTECTED] :contains("confirm")]') > > I am using jquery 1.1.3.1 if that is what you mean by latest version > > > Glen Lipka wrote: > > > > I think with the latest version you can say > > $('form :[EMAIL PROTECTED]') > > > > Glen > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/select-by-onclick-text-tf4117850s15494.html#a11712286 > Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/select-by-onclick-text-tf4117850s15494.html#a11714389 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com.