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