jQuery: select an element's class and id at the same time?

Question

I've got some links that I want to select class and id at the same time.

This is because I've got 2 different behaviours. When a class of links got one class name they behave in one way, when the same clas of links got another class name they behave differently. The class names are switch with jquery.

So I have to be able to select a links class AND id at the same time. Is this possible?

I've tried:

 $("a .save #country")

without any result.

Answer 1

Just to add that the answer that Alex provided worked for me, and not the one that is highlighted as an answer.

This one didn't work for me

$('#country.save') 

But this one did:

$('#country .save') 

so my conclusion is to use the space. Now I don't know if it's to the new version of jQuery that I'm using (1.5.1), but anyway hope this helps to anyone with similar problem that I've had.

edit: Full credit for explanation (in the comment to Alex's answer) goes to Felix Kling who says:

The space is the descendant selector, i.e. A B means "Match all elements that match B which are a descendant of elements matching A". AB means "select all element that match A and B". So it really depends on what you want to achieve. #country.save and #country .save are not equivalent.

Answer 2

You can do:

$("#country.save")...

OR

$("a#country.save")...

OR

$("a.save#country")...

as you prefer.

So yes you can specify a selector that has to match ID and class (and potentially tag name and anything else you want to throw in).

Answer 3

How about this code?

$("a.save#country")

Answer 4

In the end the same rules as for css apply.

So I think this reference could be of some valuable use.

Answer 5

It will work when adding space between id and class identifier

$("#countery .save")...

Answer 6

$("a.save, #country") 

will select both "a.save" class and "country" id.