".className:not(:first)." incorrect in IE

[bryfox]

1. The selector '$(".className:not(:first)").length)' returns one too many elements in IE.

2. The selector '$("div.className:not(:first)").length)' returns one too many elements in IE if the className divs are inside a containing div.

Tested in IE6 and IE7 under windows XP, jQuery 1.3.1. (No problem with 1.2.6.)

Example markup:

<div>
  <div class="className"></div>
  <div class="className"></div>
</div>
<script>
$("div.className:not(:first)").length); // == 2 in IE
$(".className:not(:first)").length); // == 2 in IE
</script>

[bryfox]

Test case

[dmethvin]

Confirmed; it behaves the same way in IE8RC1, with a name other than className, and using .ready() instead of document.write.

[arangas]

Confirmed in IE8 RTM (8.0.6001.18702).

[dmethvin]

​http://jsfiddle.net/dmethvin/2uGAQ/

[anonymous]

+1 had this issue too.

[laubstein]

This problem is still present: jQuery 1.5.1

Testcase: ​http://jsfiddle.net/laubstein/rU4h4/

[danheberden]

​http://jsfiddle.net/danheberden/9AEyr/1/

[john]

#4468 is a duplicate of this ticket.

[john]

This isn't something that we're going to fix: ​http://docs.jquery.com/Won%27t_Fix

You should use .slice(1) instead.