:text Selector
Selects all input elements of type text.
.text()
$( ":text" ) allows us to select all <input type="text"> elements. As with other pseudo-class selectors (those that begin with a ":") it is recommended to precede it with a tag name or some other selector; otherwise, the universal selector ( "*" ) is implied. In other words, the bare $( ":text" ) is equivalent to $( "*:text" ), so $( "input:text" ) should be used instead.
Note: As of jQuery 1.5.2, :text selects input elements that have no specified type attribute (in which case type="text" is implied).
This difference in behavior between $( ":text" ) and $( "[type=text]" ), can be seen below:
$("<input>").is("[type=text]"); // false
$("<input>").is(":text"); // true
Finds all text inputs.
JS
<form>
<input type="button" value="Input Button" />
<input type="checkbox" />
<input type="file" />
<input type="hidden" />
<input type="image" />
<input type="password" />
<input type="radio" />
<input type="reset" />
<input type="submit" />
<input type="text" />
<select>
<option>Option</option>
</select>
<textarea></textarea>
<button>Button</button>
</form>
<div></div>
CSS
textarea {
height: 25px;
}
HTML
var input = $("form input:text").css({
background: "yellow",
border: "3px red solid",
});
$("div")
.text("For this type jQuery found " + input.length + ".")
.css("color", "red");
// Prevent form submission
$("form").submit(function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
});
DEMO