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#3903 closed bug (fixed)
Opened January 17, 2009 07:32PM UTC
Closed January 17, 2009 10:37PM UTC
:first selector selects all elements
| Reported by: | Uzbekjon | Owned by: | john |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | major | Milestone: | 1.3.1 |
| Component: | selector | Version: | 1.3 |
| Keywords: | :first, selector | Cc: | |
| Blocked by: | Blocking: |
Description
Trying to remove first anchor in the following list removes all of them:
<div id="container">
<ul id="menu">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Rules</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Pilots</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Briefing</a></li>
<li><a href="#">IGC</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Results</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Forum</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
//Removes all anchors.
$('#menu li a:first').remove();
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Change History (3)
Changed January 17, 2009 08:34PM UTC by comment:1
Changed January 17, 2009 08:47PM UTC by comment:2
Actually, it may be a bug, at least in the sense that the results are different from those of any prior jQuery version. It isn't just about :first, though. It has to do with multiple-descendant selectors in general. I've provided a test case at http://test.learningjquery.com/selector-bug.html with side-by-side comparison of 1.2.6 and 1.3, showing the number of matches.
This is not a bug, as the selector is looking for the first anchor element within every list item. "#menu li:first a" is the correct selector.