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<title>jQuery nth-child example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
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<h1>jQuery nth-child example</h1>
<table border=1>
<tr><td>Row #1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #8</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Row #10</td></tr>
</table>
<br/>
<button>:nth-child(4)</button>
<button>:nth-child(3n)</button>
<button>:nth-child(even)</button>
<button>:nth-child(odd)</button>
<script type="text/javascript">
$("button").click(function () {
var str = $(this).text();
$("tr").css("background", "white");
$("tr" + str).css("background", "coral");
});
</script>
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