How to filter undesired elements with jQuery

Question

lets take for example two divs,

<div class="main right"></div>
<div class="main"></div>

And this jQuery snippet, as it follows:

$('.main').css('background-color','red');

This will change both divs background-color to red, as normal. I'd like to know how to change that color for the divs that have only "main" as class, not "main right",

Answer 1

$('.main:not(.right)').css('background-color','red');

Or:

$('.main').not('.right').css('background-color','red');

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If had to more complicated conditions it can be done with filter function:

$('.main').filter(function(){
    return $(this).data('value') == 2 && this.innerHTML.length < 50;
}).css('background-color','red');

It will filter out the result of .main and maintain only element which their data-value is 2 and their innerHTML.length < 50.

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If you don't know what other classes could be to main but you want the elements which has only the main class.

$('.main').filter(function(){
    return $.trim(this.className) == 'main';
}).css('background-color','red');