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<pre><code id="code-20-39564092-1">$(&quot;span:contains('(')&quot;).css(&quot;color&quot;, &quot;red&quot;);</code></pre>
As for the brackets - it would be easier to do this at runtime. &nbsp;Why/how are you getting the brackets to start with?
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$("span:contains('(')").css("color", "red");

As for the brackets - it would be easier to do this at runtime.  Why/how are you getting the brackets to start with?

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I have a MVC View and html table containing some negative numbers, formatted with leading ( and trailing ) respectfully. <br />
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&nbsp; ($8.00)<br />
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Q. Anyway to place a minus instead fo brackets?<br />
Q. Is Jquery the best way to go?<br />
Q. How do I get the neg nums red?<br />
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I have found this JQuery snippet which doesn't work<br />

<pre><code id="code-10-28264085-1">&lt;td&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;diff&quot;&gt;@group.Diff.ToString(&quot;c&quot;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
    $(&quot;span:contains('(')&quot;).css(&quot;red&quot;, &quot;#diff&quot;);
&lt;/script&gt;</code></pre>
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I have a MVC View and html table containing some negative numbers, formatted with leading ( and trailing ) respectfully. 

  ($8.00)

Q. Anyway to place a minus instead fo brackets?
Q. Is Jquery the best way to go?
Q. How do I get the neg nums red?

I have found this JQuery snippet which doesn't work
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MVC View Color Negative Number Red?

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