jQuery .last() method returns the last element in the matched set

Syntax and Description

reduces the set of matched elements to the final one in the set. It return value is the new jQuery object.

Consider a page with a simple list as follows:

<ul>/*from  w ww.  j  a  v  a  2s. c  om*/
 <li>list item 1</li>
 <li>list item 2</li>
 <li>list item 3</li>
 <li>list item 4</li>
 <li>list item 5</li>
</ul>

When applying the following code

It marks the final list item to red.