JQuery, how to find list of div's with similar ID

Question

I have a structure of html like this:

some elements inside
some elements inside


        

Answer 1

you can actually use a regular expression in a selector to achieve exactly what you are looking for, as such:

$("div:regex(id, yourRegularExpression)");

(Note: this does require the regex-selector plugin)

Someone asked a similar question here.

You can read all about regular expressions here.

As others have pointed out, you can achieve the same result like this:

$("div[id^='partOfID']");

by using a simple jQuery selector. For more complex selections, though, you will need to use the regex plugin or do it manually, as noted in the linked question.

good luck!