.not() or :not()

by helpinspireme

HTML

<table>
<tr id="messages">
    <td class="check">Check Class</td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td class="subject">Subject</td>
</tr>

<tr id="messages">
    <td>No Check Class</td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td class="subject">Subject</td>
</tr>

<tr id="messages">
    <td>No Check Class</td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td class="subject">Subject</td>
</tr>
</table>

JavaScript

/*$('tr#messages td').not('.check').click(function(){
        var tr = $(this).parents('tr#messages');
        $(tr).css('color','red');
});*/

$('tr#messages td:not(.check)').click(function(){
        var tr = $(this).parents('tr#messages');
        $(tr).css('color','red');
});