How can I select a specific column in a row using jQuery and JavaScript?

Answer 1

something like

$('#mytable tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').text('ChangedText');

will select the first row, second column (0 based) of the given element (TABLE). In your case, since you know the row id :

$('#mytable #element td:eq(1)').text('ChangedText');

or simply

$('#element td:eq(1)').text('ChangedText');

Answer 2

$("#element td:nth-child(2)").text('ChangedText');

Here's an example.

Answer 3

Gert's code is how I would have implemented what you are asking so I won't repost it. However since you are new to jquery/javascript, you might like this tool I use to make sure my selectors are working http://www.woods.iki.fi/interactive-jquery-tester.html.

Cheers, Joe