css selectors all elements inside a certain div

Question

I want to retrieve ALL input type checkbox that are not inside a div that has a class that starts with 'xyz_'

How do I write a css selector for the above?

Answer 1

use div:not([class^="xyz_"]) input[type="checkbox"]{ ... }

see working example http://jsfiddle.net/Sz3zY/

Answer 2

*:not(div[class^="xyz_"]) input[type="checkbox"] { ... }