selectors

How to use jquery selectors on json result

Hi all, I'm creating an inbox system for my website which allows basic communication between users. I'm fetching the results with jquery calling a webservice. Then I'm using a jquery template engine to render the results to the screen. So far this all works good. but now I want to add some click functions on certain parts of inbox mess...

Passing parameters to the method called by a NSTimer

How can I pass a parameter to the method called by a NSTimer? My timer looks like this: [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:4 target:self selector:@selector(updateBusLocation) userInfo:nil repeats:YES]; and I want to be able to pass a string to the method updateBusLocation. Also, where am supposed to define the method updateBusLoc...

Can I query for attribute key wildcards in jQuery?

I'd like to select elements with attribute names (keys) that begin with a set string. Use case: the jQuery UI dialog creates buttons whose only unique identifers are a pseudo-random custom attribute with a sequential value such as jQuery1288273859637="40" I'd like to select based on the fact that the attribute's name is jQuery* (begins ...

Speed up selectors and method

Before I dive in to the jQuery/Sizzle source I thought i'd ask here about ways to speed the below method up. This is a standard "Check All" checkbox scenario. A header cell (<thead><tr><th>) has a checkbox that when checked checks all other checkboxes in it's table's tbody that are in the same column. This works: // We want to check/u...

How to execute a function when mouse overs a division and all its nesting elements inside?

How to execute a function when mouse overs a division and all its nesting elements inside? Like <div id="main"> <div id="sub1">Sometext</div> </div> <script> $(function() { $("#main").mouseover(function() { //This function fails to execute if i am over #sub1 }); }); </script> I want to execute the mouseover function...

Can I use a selector engine like sizzle to compare css selectors?

Here's my problem: I'm writing a WordPress plugin that helps budding CSS authors see how css applies to their theme in real time. It's got a numer of nifty features, except one, which is pretty crucial in my mind. I want to allow them to click an element, see the full selector path to that element (that part is done), and then show th...