Well I tried: $("#myTable tr:eq(4) td:eq(3)").html = "new text";
and, while it gave no error, it also produced no result. Any other ideas? JAS On Feb 2, 5:15 pm, ksun <kavi.sunda...@gmail.com> wrote: > try $("#myTable tr:eq(4) td:eq(1)").html() for the 5th row and 2nd > column > > On Feb 2, 5:46 am, JAS <james.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am (very) new to jQuery, and I have what I think must be a simple > > question. > > > Without jQuery, I would write: > > > var oCell = document.getElementById('myTable').rows[5].cells > > [2].innerHTML = "something new"; > > > but I do not understand how to write this same line in jQuery. > > > Thanks to anyone who can help. > > > JAS