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Last of type child selector.

Shorthand version $(':last-of-type')

Description

The :last-of-type selector matches elements that have no other element with both the same parent and the same element name coming after it in the document tree.

• If this selector is not preceded by another selector the universal selector ("*") is implied and so the whole DOM will be searched. Use another selector as in the examples below to narrow the search and improve performance.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return

N/A.

:last-of-type Examples Selectors  <<  Top

Selects all elements that are the last among siblings of the same element name.

The following example will check for the last 'h3' element that are the last among siblings within the document and turn the background colour yellow.

$(function(){
  $('#btn1').on('click', function() {
    $("h3:last-of-type").css('backgroundColor', 'yellow'); 
  });
}); 

The following example will check for the last 'form' element within the document and turn the background colour orange (last form).

$(function(){
  $('#btn2').on('click', function() {
    $("form:last-of-type").css('backgroundColor', 'orange'); 
  });
}); 

The following example will check for the last 'pre' element within the document and turn the background colour yellow (last preformatted code).

$(function(){
  $('#btn3').on('click', function() {
    $("pre:last-of-type").css('backgroundColor', 'silver'); 
  });
}); 

Related Tutorials

jQuery Basic Tutorials - Lesson 3 - CSS Selectors

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