jQuery | :nth-child() Selector

jQuery :nth-child() Selector Selects all elements that are the nth-child of their parent.

Syntax:

$("Element:nth-child(Index/even/odd/equation)")

Values:

Index: Index provided. Index starts from
even: even number of child elements get selected.
odd: odd number of child elements will get selected.
equation: select child elements by solving a formula(an+b).

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
  </script> 
    
    <script> 
      $(document).ready(function() { 
         $("p:nth-child(2n-1)").css("background-color",  
                                    "lightgreen"); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
    <p>GFG</p> 
  
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

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