If they exist in programming),
If I have an HTML form with the following inputs:
CSS3 has a pseudo-class called :not()
input:not([type='checkbox']) {
visibility: hidden;
}
<p>If <code>:not()</code> is supported, you'll only see the checkbox.</p>
<ul>
<li>text: (<input type="text">)</li>
<li>password (<input type="password">)</li>
<li>checkbox (<input type="checkbox">)</li>
</ul>
As Vincent mentioned, it's possible to string multiple :not()
s together:
input:not([type='checkbox']):not([type='submit'])
CSS4, which is not yet widely supported, allows multiple selectors in a :not()
input:not([type='checkbox'],[type='submit'])
All modern browsers support the CSS3 syntax. At the time this question was asked, we needed a fall-back for IE7 and IE8. One option was to use a polyfill like IE9.js. Another was to exploit the cascade in CSS:
input {
// styles for most inputs
}
input[type=checkbox] {
// revert back to the original style
}
input.checkbox {
// for completeness, this would have worked even in IE3!
}
input[type='text'], input[type='password']
{
// my css
}
That is the correct way to do it. Sadly CSS is not a programming language.