One of my live methods was not working. So I started looking into the code without realizing that live does not support filter method.

Anyway I patched the code to make live support filter method. I am learning both JavaScript and jQuery and hence I am submitting it a bit hesitantly .

Here is my commit

http://github.com/neerajdotname/jquery/commit/b1744a93a66ba3068513ab5b7275d5e1a08b1761

Logic is simple. I am converting following selctor 

to 

using this regex

1. matches = text.match(/^[^.]*|\.[^.)]*(?=\))/g);

I have not written any tests but if I am headed in the right direction then lemme know and I write write tests.

I tested my changes with following selectors.

1. $('#container a').filter('.top').live('click', function(e){
2.    log( $(this).text() + ' clicked1');
3.    e.preventDefault();
4.  });
5.  $('#container a').filter('.top').live('click', function(e){
6.    log( $(this).text() + ' clicked2');
7.    e.preventDefault();
8.  });
9.  $('#container a').filter('.top').filter('.first').live('click', function(e){
10.    log( $(this).text() + ' first clicked');
11.    e.preventDefault();
12.  });
13.  $('#container a').filter('.bottom').live('click', function(e){
14.    log( $(this).text() + ' bottom clicked');
15.    e.preventDefault();
16.  });