jQuery - prevAll( [selector] ) Method
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Description
The prevAll( [selector] ) method finds all sibling elements in front of the current element.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.prevAll( [selector] )
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
selector − This is optional selector to filter the previous Elements with.
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(){ $("div:last").prevAll().addClass("hilight"); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <div>first</div> <div>sibling<div>child</div></div> <div>sibling</div> <div>sibling</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(){ $("div:last").prevAll().addClass("hilight"); }); </script> <style> .hilight { background:yellow; } </style> </head> <body> <div class = "hilight">first</div> <div class = "hilight">sibling<div>child</div></div> <div class = "hilight">sibling</div> <div>sibling</div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −
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