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Asked: 2026-05-16T22:29:57+00:00

Is it possible, via jQuery, to select a multiselect to a select, differently? The

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Is it possible, via jQuery, to select a multiselect to a select, differently?

The issue I’m having is that I have a general js called that does something to an id. However on some pages it has a different purpose.

Therefore I would like about to recognize the difference.

$("select#categories[multiselect]").doOneThing; //multiselect
$("select#categories").doAnotherThing; //normal single select

Possible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The correct attribute name for a <select> element with multiple selectable options is multiple. You can use the “has attribute” selector to select elements with the multiple attribute, and combine it with :not() to select elements that only allow a single selection.

    Therefore, your jQuery selector should be:

    $("select#categories[multiple]")  // <select> with multiple 
$("select#categories:not([multiple])")  // <select> with single only

    http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#edef-OPTION

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