jQuery | :first Selector
It is a jQuery Selector that is used to select the first element of the specified type.
Syntax:
$(":first")Return Value: It selects and returns the first element.
Example-1:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head> <body> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Selector</p> </body> </html> |
Output:
Example-2:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head> <body> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> </div> <br> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Selector</p> </div> <p>jQuery:First Selector</p> </body> </html> |
Output:
Note: Above code will select only the first <p> element of first div. To select the first <p> element of second div use :first-child selector.
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 90.0+
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox 3.6
- Safari 4.0
- Opera 10.5
