Syntax error, unrecognized expression

Syntax error, unrecognized expression

I've been using jQuery 1.2 for a while, and I recnetly upgraded to 1.4.2.

I have a piece of code:

  1. jQuery('input[@name^=prev_indivStatus_]')

for which jQuery now throws the error:

Syntax error, unrecognized expression: [@name^=prev_indivStatus_]
I'm attempting to lookup the form field whose name begins with the text "prev_indivStatus_". Why has jQuery lost the functionality to make this match?