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Lt(index) matches all elements with an index below the given one
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< html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("td:lt(2)").css("color", "red");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<table>
<tr><td>First</td></tr>
<tr><td>Middle</td></tr>
<tr><td>Last</td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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