lt/gt selector behaviour.

[chrishilditch]

The behaviour of the lt selector changed between version 1.7 and 1.8 in the way it handles negative numbers. in 1.7 :lt(-1) selects nothing in 1.8+ :lt(-1) excludes from the end of the array.

I've created a JS fiddle to demonstrate this:
jQuery 1.6 - http://jsfiddle.net/Z5QYz/
jQuery 1.8 - http://jsfiddle.net/Z5QYz/1/
You'll see in the 1.6 version none of the divs are selected, while in the 1.8 version the last one is.

It would be nice to have a 'As of jQuery 1.8 ...' note in the documentation.

EDIT: this also applies to the :gt selector

Thanks.

[gibson042]

Ref #83 and jQuery #13734. The negative logic applies for all argument-taking positional selectors.