How do we use # in jQuery Attribute Selector?


To use # in jQuery attribute selector, include # under *= . This will find the attribute with #.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to use # in jQuery attribute selector:

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
    $(document).ready(function()  {
       $( "div[myattr*='#']" ).css("background-color", "yellow");
    });
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="sub1" myattr="#javasubject">Java</div>
<div id="sub2" myattr="htmlsubject">HTML</div>
<div id="sub3" myattr="ruby">Ruby</div>

</body>
</html>

Updated on: 18-Dec-2019

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