With JQuery, how do I select all elements with no class

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jQuery get all divs which do not have class attribute

I need to select all elements that have no class defined. How do I do that with JQuery?

`:)` possible duplicate of [jQuery get all divs which do not have class attribute](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1962247/jquery-get-all-divs-which-do-not-have-class-attribute) **or** http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2715330/jquery-how-to-find-elements-without-a-class-set **or** — Tats_innit, Jul 16 '12 at 01:50
@GabrielSantos: It is for a weird hack I am working on where in order for it to work, I need to take out items with no class defined on them. — Phil, Jul 16 '12 at 01:59
@ :) The first you mention is kind of similar but has a different focus while the second one does not seem directly related to my question. Anyway, if anyone wants to close this question, be my guest... — Phil, Jul 16 '12 at 02:02

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 16 '12 at 01:50

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$(':not([class])')

However, note this will also select html, body, head if they don't have a class.

answered Jul 16 '12 at 01:50

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Should not be `$('*:not([class])')`? – Gabriel Santos Jul 16 '12 at 01:51
Or `$('body :not([class])')` is one way to just get elements within the body rather than also selecting `html`, `body`, `head`, etc. – nnnnnn Jul 16 '12 at 02:35

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 16 '12 at 01:49

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This query will select all elements and then filter those that do not have the class attribute: $('*').not('[class]')

answered Jul 16 '12 at 01:49

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