Affecting parent element of :focus'd element (pure CSS+HTML preferred) [duplicate]

Question

How can I change the background of a parent <div> when an <input> or <a> is :focus'd (or any other dynamic pseudo-class?

Eg

<div id="formspace">
<form>
<label for="question">
How do I select #formspace for the case when a child is active?</label>
<input type="text" id="question" name="answer"/></form></div>

Answer 1

You can use has():

div:has(input:focus), 
div:has(a:focus) {
    background: pink;
}

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Unfortunately css doesn't support parent selectors. :( So the only way to do it is to use javascript like the [jQuery parent method][1].

Update: CSS Selectors Level 4 will support parent selectors! http://www.w3.org/TR/selectors4/#subject

Answer 2

The only way I can think of is with JavaSCript:

function focusLink(isOnFocus)
{
    if (isOnFocus)
      document.getElementById('formspace').className = "<make a focus class name here>";
    else
      document.getElementById('formspace').className = "<default class name here>";
}

...

<input onFocus="focusLink(true)" onBlur="focusLink(false)">

Hope that helps!