CSS selectors - how to select 'for' in CSS?

Question

I\'m using jQuery validation.

When for is now valid, validator is creating those:

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Answer 1

Using the (CSS2) attribute selector:

.error[for="username"]

This will work in IE8+ and all modern browsers.

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IE7's attribute selector is buggy: as explained here, to match for you must use htmlFor.

So, if you need IE7 support, use this:

.error[for="username"], .error[htmlFor="username"]

Thanks IE7, for making my answer over twice as long as it needed to be.