jQuery | :input Selector

Difficulty Level : Easy
Last Updated : 22 Feb, 2019

The :input selector in jQuery is used to select input elements. This selector also used with button element.

Syntax:

$(":input")

Note: jQuery :input selector not only selects input elements but also Buttons, Dropdowns and Textarea elements.

Example: This example use :input selector to count all input elements.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
      
<head> 
    <title>
        jQuery :input Selector
    </title>
      
    <style> 
        body { 
            width: 35%; 
            height: 150px; 
            border: 2px solid green; 
            padding: 35px; 
            margin: 10px; 
        }
    </style>
      
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <input type="text" value="GeeksforGeeks">
      
    <button type="button">
        Simple Button
    </button><br>
      
    <select>
        <option>Option</option>
    </select>
      
    <textarea></textarea>
      
    <h4 id="GFG"></h4>
      
    <!-- jQuery code to count all elements 
        selected by :input selector -->
    <script> 
        $(document).ready(function() {
            var allInputs = $(":input");
            $("#GFG").text("Found " + allInputs.length 
                    + " elements selected."); 
        });
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>                        

Output:

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