jQuery Selector :not()

Introduction

The :not() selector selects all elements except the specified element. 

$(":not(selector)")
Parameter Optional Description
selector Required.element to not select. This parameter accepts any kind of selector

Select all <p> elements except those with class="intro":

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("p:not(.intro)").css("background-color", "yellow");
});//from  ww w. ja  v a  2  s.  co m
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h1>Welcome to My Homepage</h1>

<p class="intro">This is a test.</p>
<p>I am from java2s.com.</p>
<p>This is another test.</p>

<p>Who is your favourite:</p>

<ul id="choose">
  <li>Javascript</li>
  <li>HTML</li>
  <li>CSS</li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>



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