bind specific columns of a table row

bind specific columns of a table row

Dear all!

How to I bind a click function to specific columns of a table row?

Btw, this is a (yet not answered) crosspost of http://datatables.net/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=3185

I currently have this piece of code:
  1. $('#example tr').click( function() {
      // selection stuff here, $(this) is the row
    });


However, this binds the whole row. As there are checkboxes in the row, I don't want to have the cells containing them bound, too.
But, there is a problem: I need to know what row has been clicked on / to what row the cell belongs to.
I simply don't get it to work, I tried something like this:

  1. $('#example tbody tr td:lt(7)').live('click', function() {
     var nRow = $(this).parent();
    });

Anyone help please? :)