Ooops; sorry, i forgot one part.
$("table").filter("table:lt(2)").find("tr
td:first-child").css("border","3px solid red");
Thanks John, first-child worked perfect.
Glen
On 8/15/07, Glen Lipka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Whipped up a demo
> http://www.commadot.com/jquery/selectors/tableCount.htm
>
> $("table").filter("table:lt(2)").find("td:first").css("border","3px
> solid red");
>
> Glen
>
> On 8/15/07, Guapo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > there are three 3*3 tables. how to select the first cell in every row
> > in the first two talbe?
> > i tried $("table:lt(2) tr td:first"), but failed? who can explain it?
> > great thanks.
> > ==============================
> > <table>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> > <table>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> > <table>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > <td></td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> >
>
