How to style elements if first-child hasClass?

Question

I have 2 .school, several .class-room and there are some .my-child inside.

If .my-child is located in the first .class-room of a school, I want to style that school with yellow background. But it doesn't show as expected.

jsfiddle

$('.school').each(function() {
  $(this).find('.my-child').each(function(i, el) {
    $(this).addClass('child' + (i + 1));
  });
  if ($('.school .class-room:first-child').children().hasClass('.my-child')) {
    $('.school').css('background', 'yellow');
  }
})

.my-child.child1 {
  background: red;
}

.my-child.child2 {
  background: green;
}

.my-child.child3 {
  background: blue;
}

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>

<br><br>

<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>

Answer 1

You cannot use the dot in hasClass:

change:

.hasClass('.my-child')

to:

.hasClass('my-child')

I would also use $(this) in your conditional to only select the correct school to change the background color of:

if ( $(this).children('.class-room:first-child').children().hasClass('my-child') )

https://jsfiddle.net/5wxaoj1m/

Edit: Updated to address concerns from comments and I added a jsfiddle link.

Answer 2

I would suggest moving the code for selecting the school outside of your each loop. Then, use the :has() selector to find the school.

$('.school:has(.class-room:first-child>.my-child)').addClass('has-my-child');

.my-child.child1 {
  background: red;
}

.my-child.child2 {
  background: green;
}

.my-child.child3 {
  background: blue;
}

.has-my-child { background-color: yellow; }

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>

<br><br>

<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>

Note that this might be slower than using plain old JavaScript:

const school = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.school')).filter(school => school.querySelectorAll('.class-room:first-child > .my-child').length === 1)[0];
if (school) {
  school.classList.add('has-my-child');
}

.my-child.child1 {
  background: red;
}

.my-child.child2 {
  background: green;
}

.my-child.child3 {
  background: blue;
}

.has-my-child {
  background-color: yellow;
}

<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>

<br><br>

<div class="school">
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="my-child">Child</div>
  </div>
  <div class="class-room">
    <div class="other">Child</div>
  </div>
</div>