Header element (:header)

In this chapter you will learn:

Description and Syntax for Header element selector
Examples for Header element selector

Description and Syntax

$(':header')

selects all elements that are headers, such as <h1> or <h2>.

Examples

$(':header') selects all header elements
$('.myclass:header') selects all header elements with the class myclass

<html><!-- j a v a 2 s . c o m-->
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function(){
     $(":header").css({ background:'#CCC', color:'blue' });
  });
    </script>

  </head>
  <body>
   <h1>Header 1</h1>
   <p>Contents 1</p>
   <h2>Header 2</h2>
   <p>Contents 2</p>
  </body>
</html>

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Selector syntax

ID

Tag Name

Class Name

Descendant $('E F')

Child (E > F)

General sibling (E ~ F)

Multiple expressions (E, F, G)

Universal (*)

Filtering by Relationships

Numbered child (:nth-child(n/even/odd/expr))

First child (:first-child)

Last child (:last-child)

Only child (:only-child)

Not (:not(E))

Empty (:empty)

Attribute selectors

Attribute existence([attr])

Attribute equals ([foo=bar])

Attribute not equal ([foo!=bar])

Attribute begins with ([foo^=bar])

Attribute ends with ([foo$=bar])

Attribute contains ([foo*=bar])

Attribute contains word ([foo~=bar])

Attribute contains prefix ([foo|=bar])

Attribute exists $("[attributeName*='value']")

Form selector

Form input selector (:input)

Form text fields (input:text)

Form Password field (input:password)

Form Radio button (input:radio)

Form Checkbox (input:checkbox)

Form Submit button (input:submit)

Form Image button (input:image)

Form Reset button (input:reset)

Form button (input:button)

Form File upload (input:file)

Form Enabled form element (input:enabled)

Form Disabled form element (input:disabled)

Form Checked box (input:checked)

Form Selected option (input:selected)

Element at index (:eq(n))

Greater than (:gt(n))

Less than (:lt(n))

First (:first)

Last (:last)

Even element (:even)

Odd element (:odd)

parent (:parent)

Contains text (:contains(text))

Contains element (:has(E))

Visible (:visible)

Hidden (:hidden)

Header element (:header)

Currently animating (:animated)

$(this) selector

Custom User Selectors

Escape characters