jquery selector based on name and then class name

Question

I have a HTML see below

here i trying to get all Li whose has class selectedLi,

I am trying



$("#coverage_ul li .selectedLi");

but this was not returning any thing

use $("coverage_ul li.selectedLi") ....that should resolve your issue — Kneel-Before-ZOD
– Kneel-Before-ZOD, Commented Nov 26, 2013 at 10:04
...or just $("#coverage_ul .selectedLi"); will work as well. — user447356
– user447356, Commented Nov 26, 2013 at 10:04

Alnitak · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 10:09:53Z

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Remove the space between li and .selectedLi:

$('#coverage li.selectedLi')

As it stands it's looking for a descendent of the li with that class, not an li with that class.

(FWIW, using selectedLi as the class name is probably a little over-the-top - it would be quite normal to just use selected and rely on the fact that the element is a <li> per the selector to choose the appropriate styles).

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answered Nov 26, 2013 at 10:03

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Rituraj ratan · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 10:03:26Z

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try this

$("#coverage_ul li.selectedLi") 
//^^^^^^^^^^^remove space here between li and .selectedLi

if you use any selector with class then

first write element type then its (class or id) in your case like below

elementtype       class or id       =last result
li                .selectedLi       =li.selectedLi

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 10:03

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Alnitak Over a year ago

The bottom section of your answer is very confusing, IMHO.

Alnitak Over a year ago

perhaps, but the wording and layout make that far from obvious.

Rituraj ratan Over a year ago

sorry @Alnitak can you suggest me how it write i want to explain that how OP make its selector

Vishal Suthar · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 10:11:30Z

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Try this:

$("#coverage_ul li.selectedLi")

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edited Nov 26, 2013 at 10:11

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 10:04

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