[jQuery] simple table row pager

[jQuery] simple table row pager


I've been working on a simple pager function but it's incredibly
lengthy and I can imagine that it should be possible to do this much,
much more simpler and shorter. So I decided to post it up here and see
if anyone could give me some pointers. Thanks.
function pageMe(which, page, pager) {
    // get vars
    var those = "table."+which+" tbody tr";
    var show = 10;
    var total = Math.ceil(those.length / show);
    var hideLs = page * show; // hide everything below this value
    var hideLs2 = page * show - 1;
    var hideEqGt = ( page + 1 ) * show; // hide everything equal to and
above this value
    var pageShow = page + 1;
    // get selectors
    var first = those+":lt("+hideLs+")";
    var second = those+":gt("+hideEqGt+")";
    var third = those+":eq("+hideEqGt+")";
    var fourth = those+":gt("+hideLs2+"):lt("+hideEqGt+")";
    // show the correct rows and hide all other rows
    $(fourth).show();
    $(first).hide();
    $(second).hide();
    $(third).hide();
    // build the pager
    var pagerHTML = "<span id='pagerBack'>Vorige</span> <span
id='pagerPage'>"+pageShow+"/"+total+"</span> <span
id='pagerNext'>Volgende</span> ("+show+" rijen per pagina)";
    $("#"+pager).empty().append(pagerHTML);
    // actions
    $("#pagerBack").click(function() {
        if((page - 1) > -1) {
            page -= 1;
            var hideLs = page * show; // hide everything below this value
            var hideLs2 = page * show - 1;
            var hideEqGt = ( page + 1 ) * show; // hide everything equal to and
above this value
            var pageShow = page + 1;
            // get selectors
            var first = those+":lt("+hideLs+")";
            var second = those+":gt("+hideEqGt+")";
            var third = those+":eq("+hideEqGt+")";
            var fourth = those+":gt("+hideLs2+"):lt("+hideEqGt+")";
            // show the correct rows and hide all other rows
            $(fourth).show();
            $(first).hide();
            $(second).hide();
            $(third).hide();
            // adjust page counter
            $("#pagerPage").empty().append(pageShow+"/"+total);
        }
    });
    $("#pagerNext").click(function() {
        if((page + 1) < total) {
            page += 1;
            var hideLs = page * show; // hide everything below this value
            var hideLs2 = page * show - 1;
            var hideEqGt = ( page + 1 ) * show; // hide everything equal to and
above this value
            var pageShow = page + 1;
            // get selectors
            var first = those+":lt("+hideLs+")";
            var second = those+":gt("+hideEqGt+")";
            var third = those+":eq("+hideEqGt+")";
            var fourth = those+":gt("+hideLs2+"):lt("+hideEqGt+")";
            // show the correct rows and hide all other rows
            $(fourth).show();
            $(first).hide();
            $(second).hide();
            $(third).hide();
            // adjust page counter
            $("#pagerPage").empty().append(pageShow+"/"+total);
        }
    });
}
HTML example:
<table class="pageMe">
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
n-rows
</tbody>
</table>