The jQuery :last-of-type Selector is used to select all elements which are the last child of their parent.
Syntax:
$(":last-of-type")
Below are examples that illustrate the :last-of-type selector in jQuery:
Example 1: This example changes the background-color to green and text-color to white, of the last element of their parents (div tags).
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</ title >
< script src =
</ script >
<!-- Script to use last-of-type selector -->
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("h4:last-of-type").css({
"background-color": "green",
"color": "white"
});
});
</ script >
<!-- CSS property to set style of element -->
< style >
option {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
select {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body style = "text-align:center;" >
< h1 >
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</ h1 >
< div style = "border:1px solid blue;" >
< h4 >The first heading in first div.</ h4 >
< h4 >The last heading in first div.</ h4 >
</ div >< br >
< div style = "border:1px solid blue;" >
< h4 >The first heading in second div.</ h4 >
< h4 >The last heading in second div.</ h4 >
</ div >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Example 2: This example changes the background-color to green and text-color to white, of the last heading of <body> tag.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</ title >
< script src =
</ script >
<!-- Script to use last-of-type selector -->
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("h4:last-of-type").css({
"background-color": "green",
"color": "white"
});
});
</ script >
< style >
option {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
select {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body style = "text-align:center;" >
< h1 >
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</ h1 >
< h4 >The first heading in body.</ h4 >
< h4 >The last heading in body.</ h4 >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output: