Why is REL not detected in a jQuery attribute selector

Question

If I use the following selector I get no results

$(".itemSearchModule .cmsItemList[rel='myRelValue']")

for the following html snippet

<div class="itemSearchModule">
    <ul class="cmsItemList" rel="myRelValue">
      <li>something</li>
    </ul>
</div>

MISTAKE I was using firebug to debug the code and it seems that using that code in firebugs watch window is what is causing it to break

Answer 1

It works :) You just need to "call" it this way:

$('.itemSearchModule .cmsItemList[rel=myRelValue]')

Check the docs on jQuery.com

Also, don't forget to call the selector after page load

$(document).ready(function () { put_selector_here });

Answer 2

Well, now you changed your question. Delete this post.

Answer 3

The rel attribute is only allowed for A and LINK elements as it describes the relation between two documents, the current document and the document referenced in the href attribute. You should better use the class or id attribute for your purpose.