JQuery selector ID start but not finish with
jquery, selector
Solution
$('[id^="tab"]:not([id$="nopq"])')
http://jsfiddle.net/zerkms/yB44A/
Problem
Do you know how to select elements which id DOES NOT contain a given string? Or to select elements which id DOES NOT contain a given word? Example: ``` <div id="my_div"> <div id="tab_abcd">...</div> <div id="tab_efgh">...</div> <div id="tab_jklm">...</div> <div id="tab_nopq">...</div> <div id="tab_rstu">...</div> <div id="tab_vwxy">...</div> </div> ``` I want to select the div that starts with "tab_" but doesn't not finish with "nopq". Cannot use nt-child because these div are generated dynamically: so, I don't know the order.