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jquery prev() method syntax
Function: prev() obtains the immediately preceding sibling element of each element in the matching element set. Filtering through the selector is optional.
Syntax: .prev(selector)
Parameters:
Parameter | Description |
selector | String value, containing the selector expression used to match elements. |
Description: If given a jQuery object that represents a collection of DOM elements, the .prev() method allows us to search for these elements in the DOM tree. The previous sibling element and constructs a new jQuery object with the matching element. This method accepts an optional selector expression of the same type as the argument we passed into the $() function. If this selector is applied, elements will be filtered by testing whether they match the selector.
jquery prev() method example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://apps.bdimg.com/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div><span>Hello</span></div> <p class="selected">Hello Again</p> <p>And Again</p> <script> $("p").prev(".selected").css("background", "yellow"); </script> </body> </html>
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