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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors Substring Matching Attribute Selectors

Ariel Vainer
Ariel Vainer
7,042 Points
Posted by Ariel Vainer
Ariel Vainer
7,042 Points

How can I combine Link and User Action Pseudo-Classes and Substring Matching Attribute Selectors?

For example I have:

a[href^="http:"]{

}

and

a:hover{ color:white; }

I want that every a that starts with http has that hover value... Its possible or do I need to use classes?

1 Answer

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

Hi Ariel,

Just add the pseudo class to the matching attribute like so:

a[href^='http:']:hover{
    color:tomato;
}
Ariel Vainer
Ariel Vainer
7,042 Points
Ariel Vainer
Ariel Vainer
7,042 Points

Great! Thank you!! Happy New Year!