jQuery Select # id with word as prefix and counter as suffix

Question

Is there a way to select all id\'s with jQuery with a prefix \"my\" and a suffix \"0-9\". Something like these $(\"#my$1-4\") or is it just possible with a loop ?

Answer 1

The prefix part is easily achievable with an attribute starts-with selector:

$("div[id^=my]");

But there is no selector that will allow you to specify a range of characters, so a loop will have to be involved. I would suggest filter:

$("div").filter(function () {
    return /^my\d$/.test(this.id);
});