Appendix D. CSS3 Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
Although CSS3 is still being worked on as this book is being written, some browser vendors are starting to support properties from the unfinished specification. This appendix provides a listing of the new CSS3 selectors for your reference.
To get a solid idea of what tools you have at your disposal to apply styles to a document, consult Appendix C (which covers CSS 2.1 selectors) in conjunction with this listing.
Table D-1 describes the new CSS3 selector, the general sibling selector.
Note
In the “Generic pattern” column of Table D-1, the values C
, R
, and S
take the place of type selectors.
Selector | Generic pattern | Description | Sample |
General sibling combinator |
| Matches any |
|
Table D-2 contains a list of new attribute selectors. These allow greater control when selecting elements in a document based on an attribute’s value or even a small portion of that value.
Selector | Generic pattern | Description | Sample |
Attribute selector |
| Selects any |
|
Attribute selector |
| Selects any |
|
Attribute selector |
| Selects ... |
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