:nth-child() Selector - Javascript jQuery Selector

Javascript examples for jQuery Selector:nth-child

  1. HOME
  2. Javascript
  3. jQuery Selector
  4. nth-child

Description

The :nth-child(n) selector selects elements by the nth child, regardless of type, of their parent.

Syntax

Parameter Description
n index of each child to match. The first element has the index number 1.
even Selects each even child element
odd Selects each odd child element
formula a formula like (an + b).

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

Demo Code

ResultView the demo in separate window 

<!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:nth-child(2)").css("background-color", "yellow");
});/*from w ww  . j a v  a  2  s.  co m*/
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a heading in body</h1>

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

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <span>This is a span element in div</span>
  <p>The first paragraph in div (and the 2nd child in this div).</p>
  <p>The second paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>


    <div style="border:1px solid;">
      <span>This is a span element in div</span>
      <p>The first paragraph in div (and the 2nd child in this div).</p>
      <p>The second paragraph in div.</p>
      <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
    </div><br>

</div><br>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in another div.</p>
  <p>The second paragraph in another div (and the 2nd child in this div).</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in another div.</p>
</div>

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

</body>
</html>

Related Tutorials