Selecting elements
There are many ways in which you can use jQuery to select DOM elements. We will explore the main methods here. For developers familiar with CSS, it is possible to use the same syntax when selecting elements with jQuery (that is, #content, .content, and so on).
Getting ready
Open a blank HTML document within your text editor or IDE of choice. Ensure that you have the latest version of jQuery downloaded and is easily accessible for inclusion into this HTML document. When creating new HTML files within this chapter, ensure that they are all within the same directory as the jQuery library file, making it easy to include into the HTML document.
How to do it…
To understand how you can use jQuery to select a variety of DOM elements, perform ...
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