jQuery :last-child Selector

It is a jQuery Selector used to select every element that is the last child of its parent.

Syntax:

$(":last-child")

Example 1: Here is the basic example of a last-child selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
 
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p:last-child").css(
                "background-color", "green");
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Beginner</center>
    </h1>
    <div>
        <p>Beginner for Beginner</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
        <p>Last Child Selector</p>
    </div>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Example 2: Here is another example of a last-child selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p:last-child").css(
                "background-color", "green");
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Beginner</center>
    </h1>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Beginner for Beginner</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Beginner for Beginner</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
        <p>Last Child Selector</p>
    </div>
    <p>jQuery:Last Child Selector</p>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome 90.0+
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 3.6
Safari 4.0
Opera 10.5

Tags:

#jQuery-Selectors #JQuery #Web Technologies

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