jQuery Traversing - Filtering

The first(), last(), eq(), filter() and not() Methods

The most basic filtering methods are first(), last() and eq(), which allow you to select a specific element based on its position in a group of elements.

Other filtering methods, like filter() and not() allow you to select elements that match, or do not match, a certain criteria.

jQuery first() Method

The first() method returns the first element of the specified elements.

The following example selects the first <div> element:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("div").first();
});

jQuery last() Method

The last() method returns the last element of the specified elements.

The following example selects the last <div> element:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("div").last();
});

jQuery eq() method

The eq() method returns an element with a specific index number of the selected elements.

The following example returns all

elements with class name "intro":

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("p").filter(".intro");
});

jQuery not() Method

The not() method returns all elements that do not match the criteria.

The following example returns all

elements that do not have class name "intro":

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("p").not(".intro");
});

jQuery last() Method

The last() method returns the last element of the specified elements.

The following example selects the last <div> element:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("div").last();
});