jquery Selector for input value

Question

i have here the code..

 <div>
    <input type="hidden" value="hello" />
 </div>

 <div>
    <input type="hidden" value="world" />
 </div>

is it possible to select the div with the value "hello" inside and change the selected div's color to red...?

 $("div input[value='hello']").css("background","red"); //i have this in mind
                                                        //but i think its wrong:D

any help please..

Answer 1

You want to select the input, then take its parent div:

$("input[value='hello']").parent("div").css("background", "red");