jquery element filter by css

Question

I would like to select every div that has a red background color for example. is this possible in jquery?

<div style="background-color:red"></div>
<div style="background-color:white"></div>
<div style="background-color:red"></div>
<div style="background-color:yellow"></div>

thank you

Answer 1

This code also works for CSS that is not defined in the style attribute of the tag:

$('div').filter(function() {
   return $(this).css('background-color') == 'red';
});