Your problem actually has nothing to do with JavaScript; it is purely CSS.
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/selector.html On Apr 19, 10:38 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As anyone who's flicked over my beginner's blog will know, jQuery > provides a constantly vertical learning curve (!) It isn't made any > easier by the lack of basic instruction. > > I realise this is largely because of my very basic Javascript > knowledge - but some of the problems I encounter are special to > jQuery, and I'd love to know whether somebody has already written a > style guide? > > Example: I've just discovered I needed to concatenate a selector. > Normally, one can use: > $( '#someid .someclass' ) - as advertised by jQuery, the CSS selector. > I have a heading + class to select with jQuery. After more than half > an hour of failed experiments, I found it must be: > $( 'h2.someclass') - as not advertised anywhere that I know of! > > Can I find a reference to this kind of thing?? I'm having a hard > enough time as it is! > > thanks - > Cherry > (http://jquery.cherryaustin.com)