filter
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n. Filter; light filter; color filter; [化] filter
vi.Filter; penetrate; penetrate
vt.Filter; filter out
jquery filter() method syntax
Function: The filter() method reduces the set of matching elements to elements matching the specified selector.
Syntax: .filter(selector)
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
| selector | String value, containing the selector expression for matching the current set of elements. |
Description: If a jQuery object representing a collection of DOM elements is given, the .filter() method will construct a new one with a subset of matching elements. jQuery object. The selector used tests each element; all elements matching the selector are included in the result.
jquery filter() method example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div { width:60px; height:60px;
margin:5px; float:left;
border:2px white solid; }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://apps.bdimg.com/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div></div>
<div class="middle"></div>
<div class="middle"></div>
<div class="middle"></div>
<div class="middle"></div>
<div></div>
<script>
$("div").css("background", "#c8ebcc")
.filter(".middle")
.css("border-color", "red");
</script>
</body>
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