jQuery - next( [selector] ) Method
Description
The next( [selector] ) method gets a set of elements containing the unique next siblings of each of the given set of elements.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.next( [selector] )
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
selector − The optional selector can be written using CSS 1-3 selector syntax. If we supply a selector expression, the element is unequivocally included as part of the object. If we do not supply one, the element would be tested for a match before it was included.
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method. Try this example without passing selector in next() method −
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").next(".selected").addClass("hilight"); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <p>Hello</p> <p class = "selected">Hello Again</p> <div><span>And Again</span></div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method.
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").next(".selected").addClass("hilight"); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <p>Hello</p> <p class = "hilight">Hello Again</p> <div><span>And Again</span></div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −