um cant you just do something like $("p:not(span)") ??
On Sep 28, 3:48 pm, equallyunequal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This should work: > > var clone = $("p").clone(); > clone.find("span").remove(); > > clone.each( function() { console.log(this) } ); > > On Sep 28, 2:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > > > this is the Code which I am working on > > > <p> > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > </p> > > <p> > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > </p> > > <p> > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > </p> > > How could FIlter and Select the text Before the <span> > > does someone has an Idea ?