$('div[id^=test]').hide();
:)
if it doesnt work i think its just a case of syntax....
$("[EMAIL PROTECTED]").hide();
On Sep 17, 9:14 pm, ripple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try this.
>
> $("div[id*=test]").hide();
>
> The second attempt evaulates the text in the div. Not the id of the div.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 9/17/08, MACE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> From: MACE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [jQuery] Finding DIVS with similar IDs
> To: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7:40 PM
>
> I have multiple DIVs with similar IDs:
>
> <div id="test1">Test 1</div>
> <div id="test2">Test 2</div>
> <div id="test5">Test 15</div>
> <div id="test11">Test 11</div>
>
> What is the syntax to hide all the DIVs that start with 'test'?
>
> This doesn't work:
>
> $("id*=test").hide();
>
> also tried:
>
> $("id:contains('test')").hide();
