<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.11.1.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> // search within all form elements, using a wrapper for context, // alerts "8 inputs" alert("selected" + $('input', $('form')).length + ' inputs');
// search with the first form element, using DOM reference as the context, // alerts "4 inputs" alert("selected" + $('input', document.forms[0]).length + ' inputs');
// search within the body element for all input elements using an expression, // alerts "12 inputs" alert("selected" + $('input', 'body').length + ' inputs'); </script> </body> </html>
