:first-child Selector - Javascript jQuery Selector

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Description

The :first-child selector selects elements who are the first child of their parent.

The following code shows how to select every <p> element that is the first child of its parent:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("div p:first-child").css("background-color", "yellow");
});//from ww  w  . j a  v  a2  s.c om
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>The first paragraph in body.</p>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
</div><br>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
</div>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
</div>

<p>The last paragraph in body.</p>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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