Child filters (Should know)

jQuery also has specific filters to target node's children. Here, you'll discover more about them.

Getting ready

The filters belonging to this category are:

Name

Description

:first-child

Retrieves the elements that are the first child of their parent.

:first-of-type

Collects the elements that are the first of the given type (element name).

:last-child

Retrieves the elements that are the last child of their parent.

:last-of-type

Collects the elements that are the last of the given type (element name).

:nth-child()

Retrieves all elements that are the nth-child of their parent.

:nth-last-child()

Selects all elements that are the nth-child of their parent, counting from the last element to the first. ...

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