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Prefix match selector.

Shorthand version $('[attr^="value"]')

Description

The [attr^="value"] selector, selects all elements that have the specified attribute name with a starting value matching the specified string.

  • The string entered for "value" is case sensitive.

Syntax

Signature Description
jQuery('[attr^="value"]')Prefix match

Parameters

Parameter Description
attrThe attribute name.
valueThe attribute value which can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.

Return

N/A.

Attribute Starts With [attr^="value"] Examples Selectors  <<  Top

Selects all elements that have the specified attribute name with a starting value matching the specified string.

The following example will select 'a' elements within 'h4' elements with a 'href' attribute that starts with 'c' and place a red border around those links. For our example this is all the indented links within the left sidebar that start with the letter 'c'.


$(function(){
  $('#btn1').on('click', function() {
    $('h4 a[href^="c"]').css('border', '1px solid red');
  });
}); 

Press the buttons below to action the above code:

The following example will select 'option' elements within the form that have a value attribute Starting with 's' and 'S' (case senstive) and change their background colors to orange and yellow respectively.

Look at the 'Select a pie shape:' options before and after pressing the buttons below.

When we press the left button any option value starting with 's' will have its background changed to orange.

When we press the right button any option value starting with 'S' will have its background changed to yellow.


$(function(){
  $('#btn2').on('click', function() {
    $('option[value^="s"]').css('backgroundColor', 'orange');
  });
  $('#btn3').on('click', function() {
    $('option[value^="S"]').css('backgroundColor', 'yellow');
  });
}); 

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Select a pie shape: 

            

Press the button below to action the above code:

            

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