How to select empty inputs (value=””) using jQuery

jQuery(“#sender_container input.required”).filter(function() { return !this.value; }).addClass(“error”);​ Why you have to use filter and not [value=””] you can see in this DEMO The reason is: attribute selectors check the initial state of the element, not the current state. (note that you can change the “initial” state with the attr function, but it’s bad practice, you should … Read more

How to use placeholder as default value in select2 framework

You have to add an empty option (i.e. <option></option>) as a first element to see a placeholder. From Select2 official documentation : “Note that because browsers assume the first option element is selected in non-multi-value select boxes an empty first option element must be provided (<option></option>) for the placeholder to work.” Example: <select id=”countries”> <option></option> … Read more

Is there a jQuery-like CSS/HTML selector that can be used in C#?

Update 10/18/2012 CsQuery is now in release 1.3. The latest release incorporates a C# port of the validator.nu HTML5 parser. As a result CsQuery will now produce a DOM that uses the HTML5 spec for invalid markup handling and is completely standards compliant. Original Answer Old question but new answer. I’ve recently released version 1.1 … Read more