While working with an ASP.NET MVC helper method to create a webgrid, I encountered the need to dynamically change the colors of specific table rows. Unfortunately, I realized that I couldn't directly access the td tag to modify its properties or assign an id.
In my attempt to solve this issue from the backend, I considered injecting a script within the td's content in order to conditionally alter its color. However, my initial approach using jQuery didn't yield the desired results:
<script>
$(this).css("background-color", "red !important");
</script>
Dealing with Javascript being relatively new to me, I'm now seeking assistance on alternative methods to achieve this task. While browsing through related questions, I noticed suggestions involving 'contains', 'onclick' handlers, or utilizing ids which weren't applicable to my scenario.
To provide more context - imagine having a basic HTML table structure as follows:
<table>
<tr>
<td>
How can one insert a script here to dynamically change the color of this table cell without knowing its id?
</td>
</tr>
</table>