How to target image with certain src path with JQuery

Question

How would I go about targeting the below img with the src file?

<img src="left1.gif" alt="" />

$('img[src=left1.gif]').hide(); doesn't work

Answer 1

You need to put quotes around the string value of src in your selector. This helps resolves ambiguities with special characters, and seems to apply to the . in the filename.

$("img[src='left1.gif']").hide();

Answer 2

Your HTML says left1.gif, but your jQuery says lift1.gif. Note also the quotes around my value:

$("img[src='left1.gif']").hide();