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