jQuery :first Selector
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17 Nov, 2022
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The jQuery :first Selector is used to select the first element of the specified type.
Syntax:
$(":first")
Example 1: In this example, we will select the first <p> element by using jQuery :first Selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head><body> <h1> <center>Geeks</center> </h1> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Selector</p></body></html> |
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will select the first <p> element of the first <div> by using jQuery :first Selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head><body> <h1> <center>Geeks</center> </h1> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> </div> <br> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Selector</p> </div> <p>jQuery:First Selector</p></body></html> |
Output:
Note: Above code will select only the first <p> element of first div. To select the first <p> element of second div use :first-child selector.
