Password selector
The selector :password selects elements of type password. See password inputs. The equivalent of $(':password') is $('[type=password]'). Since :password is not a CSS specification, for better performance in modern browsers it is better to use [type='password'] instead.
Syntax
So we select fields with the type password:
$(':password');
As with other pseudo-class selectors (those starting with ':'), it is better to precede ':' with the name of the tag or another selector, otherwise the selector '*' will be applied, i.e. $(':password') will be treated as $('*:password'), so it is better to use $('input:password') instead.
Example
Let's select all inputs with type password and give them a green background and a red border using the css method:
<form>
<input type="button" value="button">
<input type="file">
<input type="password">
<button>button</button>
<input type="reset">
<input type="radio" name="test">
<input type="radio" name="test">
<input type="checkbox">
<input type="text">
</form>
<+javascript+>
$('form input:password').css({background: 'green', border: '2px red solid'});
$('form').submit(function(event) {
event.preventDefault(); // prevents form submission
});
<-javascript->
