Question

When using .each(), is there a way to filter the elements it examines?

Currently, this is what I have: given a list of elements, I only want to examine inputs.

$.each (Items, function(i, item) {
    if (item.is("input"))
        (do something)
});

Answer 1

yes, theres a method called .filter() – just apply this to your Items to filter the set before iterating:

$.each (Items.filter('input'), function(i, item) {
    // do something
});

another way to write this would be to call .each directly on the set (the result is the same):

Items.filter('input').each(function(i, item) {
    // do something
});