[jQuery] $('a:link') Selector?

[jQuery] $('a:link') Selector?


Hello,
I'm trying to make a basic, "dynamic" link color fader. Since I have
multiple link colors for different classes and divisions and such, I'm
trying to make it "dynamic." To do so I need to grab the original
color and the hover color. Here is my code:
// Fading links
$('a').hover(
    // Over
    function(){
        var original_cl = $('a:link',this).css('color');
        var fade_cl = $('a:hover',this).css('color');
        alert('Original color: '+original_cl+'; Fade color: '+fade_cl);
    },
    // Out
    function(){
    }
);
Both colors come as undefined; experimentation tells that using
"a:link" or "a:hover" as the selector is invalid. How can I grab these
colors in context?
Thanks,
Steven