Sibling + selector does't work in IE7 when using jQuery

Question

Trying to select a sibling element using jQuery and it doesn\'t work in IE7.

Here is my sample code: http://jsfiddle.net/y7AHz/6/ (click Run to see result)

Answer 1

This is a known bug with sizzle (the selector engine underneath jQuery) in IE6 and 7. Instead, use .next(), which is equivalent to the + or next adjacent selector, and .find(). It's more verbose, but it works in IE6+:

var numberOfListItems = $("#txtInput").next(".ulContainer").find("li").length;

Updated jsFiddle

Answer 2

try only this it works in ie7 also

var numberOfListItems = $("ul.ulContainer li").length;

Answer 3

This will also work in IE7:

var foo= $("#txtInput + ul.ulContainer");
var numberOfListItems = $('li', foo).length;

 $("#output").text(numberOfListItems);

Not sure which of the proposed fixes performs best, if it matters...