jQuery delete all table rows except first

Question

Using jQuery, how do I delete all rows in a table except the first? This is my first attempt at using index selectors. If I understand the examples correctly, the following sh

Answer 1

I think this is more readable given the intent:

$('someTableSelector').children( 'tr:not(:first)' ).remove();

Using children also takes care of the case where the first row contains a table by limiting the depth of the search.

If you had an TBODY element, you can do this:

$("someTableSelector > tbody:last").children().remove();

If you have THEAD or TFOOT elements you'll need to do something different.