How can I select an element with multiple classes in jQuery?

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How can I select an element with multiple classes in jQuery?

Question

I want to select all the elements that have the two classes a and b.

<element class="a b">

So, only the elements that have both classes.

When I use $(".a, .b") it gives me the union, but I want the intersection.

Mladen

2019/10/22

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You can do this using the filter() function:

$(".a").filter(".b")

Jamie Love

2017/01/30

For the case

<element class="a">
  <element class="b c">
  </element>
</element>

You would need to put a space in between .a and .b.c

$('.a .b.c')

juanpaulo

2016/12/30

The problem you're having, is that you are using a Group Selector, whereas you should be using a Multiples selector! To be more specific, you're using $('.a, .b') whereas you should be using $('.a.b').

For more information, see the overview of the different ways to combine selectors herebelow!

Group Selector : ","

Select all <h1> elements AND all <p> elements AND all <a> elements :

$('h1, p, a')

Multiples selector : "" (no character)

Select all <input> elements of type text, with classes code and red :

$('input[type="text"].code.red')

Descendant Selector : " " (space)

Select all <i> elements inside <p> elements:

$('p i')

Child Selector : ">"

Select all <ul> elements that are immediate children of a <li> element:

$('li > ul')

Adjacent Sibling Selector : "+"

Select all <a> elements that are placed immediately after <h2> elements:

$('h2 + a')

General Sibling Selector : "~"

Select all <span> elements that are siblings of <div> elements:

$('div ~ span')

John Slegers

2016/12/29

$('.a .b , .a .c').css('border', '2px solid yellow');
//selects b and c

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div class="a">a
  <div class="b">b</div>
  <div class="c">c</div>
  <div class="d">d</div>
</div>

user2298171

2017/12/27

Just mention another case with element:

E.g. <div id="title1" class="A B C">

Just type: $("div#title1.A.B.C")

macio.Jun

2012/12/14

Sasha Chedygov · Accepted Answer · 11/25/2018 9:26:57 PM

If you want to match only elements with both classes (an intersection, like a logical AND), just write the selectors together without spaces in between:

$('.a.b')

The order is not relevant, so you can also swap the classes:

$('.b.a')

So to match a div element that has an ID of a with classes b and c, you would write:

$('div#a.b.c')

(In practice, you most likely don't need to get that specific, and an ID or class selector by itself is usually enough: $('#a').)