jQuery prev() Method
Example
Return the previous sibling element of each <li> element with class name "start":
$(document).ready(function(){
$("li.start").prev().css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
Result:
ul (parent)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling with class name "start")
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)
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Definition and Usage
The prev() method returns the previous sibling element of the selected element.
Sibling elements are elements that share the same parent.
The DOM tree: This method traverse backwards along the previous sibling of DOM elements.
Related methods:
- prevAll() - returns all previous sibling elements of the selected element
- prevUntil() - returns all previous sibling elements between two given arguments
Syntax
$(selector).prev(filter)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filter | Optional. Specifies a selector expression to narrow down the previous sibling search |
Try it Yourself - Examples
Select
the previous sibling of each <div> element
How to select the previous sibling element of each <div> element.
Narrow
down the search
How to select the previous sibling <p> element of each <div> element.
