Need JQuery help selecting an array of table rows (tr)

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Here is the code snippet: http://jsbin.com/ekupa3/2/edit

I need to return the table rows (tr) that don't have a tag of 'test2'. the output should be an array of table rows (tr).

I spent a couple hours trying every JQuery technique I knew and I will bow to the experts.

ezkl · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29 05:34:58Z

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var newTag = 'test2';
var rows_without_newTag = $("table tr").not(":contains(" + newTag + ")");

Created an edit of the OP's JS Bin w/ some example usage for posterity's sake.

edited Mar 29, 2011 at 5:34

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 5:26

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mVChr · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29 05:28:25Z

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var newTag = 'test2',
    $tr = $('tr').filter(function() {
        return $(this).html().indexOf('>' + newTag + '</a>') == -1;
    });

$tr will be a jQuery element array containing all tr not containing the tag test2. I included parts of the HTML in the indexOf check in case there was another tag called "another-test2" or the like.

See example →

edited Mar 29, 2011 at 5:28

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 5:10

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Kevin Jensen Over a year ago

this works great. It's a little less eloquent than i'd like but I'm not sure there is any other way.

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