jquery Selector for input value

Question

i have here the code..

 <div>     <input type="hidden" value="hello" />  </div>   <div>     <input type="hidden" value="world" />  </div> 

is it possible to select the div with the value "hello" inside and change the selected div's color to red...?

 $("div input[value='hello']").css("background","red"); //i have this in mind                                                         //but i think its wrong:D 

any help please..

Answer 1

You want to select the input, then take its parent div:

$("input[value='hello']").parent("div").css("background", "red");