- Can someone please help me solve the following issue? - How can I select and apply a 'background-color' to the following <li></li> tags using JQuery?
<ul class="item_list"> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li><!-- I want to select this one --> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I've tried the following code, but it does NOT work: var test_css = {'background':'#000'}; $("ul li:nth-child(3n)").css(test_css); (Thank you, in advance)