jQuery: Target all except ___?

Question

I'm looking for a way to select all elements on a page, except those with a specified DOM location.. Here's an example of what I'd like to do:

jQuery('*').except('.ignore').bind('click', function(e) { ... });

Is this possible in a "native jQuery" way?

Answer 1

You want to use the :not() selector:

jQuery(":not(.ignore)").bind("click", function(e) { ... });

Answer 2

Another way, if you already have selectors for both:

$('.foo').not('.ignore').bind(...);

Also, more filters.