jQuery :first Selector
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17 Nov, 2022
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The jQuery :first Selector is used to select the first element of the specified type.
Syntax:
$(":first")Example 1: In this example, we will select the first <p> element by using jQuery :first Selector.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
<center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
<p>jQuery</p>
<p>First Selector</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will select the first <p> element of the first <div> by using jQuery :first Selector.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
<center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<div style="border:1px solid;">
<p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
<p>jQuery</p>
</div>
<br>
<div style="border:1px solid;">
<p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
<p>jQuery</p>
<p>First Selector</p>
</div>
<p>jQuery:First Selector</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Note: Above code will select only the first <p> element of first div. To select the first <p> element of second div use :first-child selector.
