.prevUntil()

Syntax

Parameters

selector

A string containing a selector expression to indicate where to stop matching previous sibling elements

Return value

The new jQuery object.

Description

Get all preceding siblings of each element up to, but not including.

Examples

Consider a page with a simple definition list as follows:

 
<dl>
 <dt>term 1</dt>
 <dd>definition 1-a</dd>
 <dd>definition 1-b</dd>
 <dd>definition 1-c</dd>
 <dd>definition 1-d</dd>
 <dt id="term-2">term 2</dt>
</dl>
  

$('#term-2').prevUntil('dt').css('background-color', 'red'); marks 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, and 1-d.

1. jQuery DOM
2. $("html tags"):generate code with the jQuery wrapper function.
3. .add()
4. .addClass()
5. .after()
6. .andSelf()
7. .append()
8. .appendTo()
9. .attr()
10. .before()
11. .children()
12. .clone()
13. .closest()
14. .contents()
15. .css()
16. .detach()
17. .filter()
18. .first()
19. .get()
20. .has()
21. .hasClass()
22. .height()
23. .html()
24. .index()
25. .innerHeight()
26. .innerWidth()
27. .insertAfter()
28. .insertBefore()
29. .is()
30. .last()
31. .map()
32. .next()
33. .nextAll()
34. .nextUntil()
35. .not()
36. .offset()
37. .offsetParent()
38. .outerHeight()
39. .outerWidth()
40. .parent()
41. .parents()
42. .parentsUntil()
43. .position()
44. .prepend()
45. .prependTo()
46. .prev()
47. .prevAll()
48. .prevUntil()
49. .remove()
50. .removeClass()
51. .removeAttr()
52. .replaceAll()
53. .replaceWith()
54. .siblings()
55. .scrollLeft()
56. .scrollTop()
57. .slice()
58. .text()
59. .toArray()
60. .toggleClass()
61. .unwrap()
62. .val()
63. .wrap()
64. .wrapAll()
65. .wrapInner()
66. .width()