alternate row colors using jquery

Question

Using jQuery and not CSS, is it possible to alternate row colors between records? If so can anyone provide a short code script on how to accomplish this?

Answer 1

You can select tr elements from a table and css accepts a function as a parameter, which will return a value based on some criteria you decide. In this case, you can test the index for evenness.

$("#table tr").css("background-color", function(index) {
    return index%2==0?"blue":"red";
});

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/n3Zny/