- From: Joshua Baker <jtbaker@jtbaker.name>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:11:02 -0700
- To: Axel Dahmen <brille1@hotmail.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Received on Monday, 19 September 2016 18:12:13 UTC
This functionality is in development in Selectors Level 4, under the ":has"
pseudo-class <https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors-4/#relational>.
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Axel Dahmen <brille1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> AFAIK, there is no way to create a selector matching an element whose
> descendant properties match certain criteria. E.g. you cannot apply CSS
> rules to a <div> element provided it's containing an <a> element having
> focus.
>
> I suggest to use the "<" (less than) token for such reverse descendant
> selector:
>
> --------------------
>
> body > div < a:focus
> {
> border: 1px solid red;
> background-color: yellow;
> }
>
> --------------------
>
> <body>
> <div comment="this is where above rules get applied if <a> has focus">
> <span></span>
> <a></a>
> <span></span>
> </div>
> </body>
>
> --------------------
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Axel Dahmen
>
>
>
Received on Monday, 19 September 2016 18:12:13 UTC