Select first span : Selector first last « jQuery « JavaScript DHTML

Select first span

     
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      .test{ border: 1px solid red; }
    </style>
  
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
           $("span:first").text($(":hidden", document.body).length + " hidden elements.");
    });

    </script>


  </head>
  <body>
      <span></span>
        <div></div>
        <div style="display:none;">Hider!</div>
        <div></div>
        <div></div>
        <form>
            <input type="hidden" />
            <input type="hidden" />
            <input type="hidden" />
        </form>
        <span></span>
  </body>
</html>

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