Question

How can I exclude a certain input box from adding an element?

$('div#tabs input[type='text'], select option:selected, input:checked, textarea').addClass('takethis'); 

I wnat this for all input boxes and select boxes except for on certain input box. How would i do this?

Answer 1

You could use Traversing/not or Selectors/not:

$('div#tabs input[type='text'],    select option:selected,    input:checked, textarea').not('#elementToExclude').addClass('takethis');