jQuery parent descendant Selector selects every element which is a descendant to a specific(parent) element.
Syntax:
$("parent descendant")Example 1: In this example, we are using parent descendant selector.
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<script src=
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("div span").css("color",
"lightgreen");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h4>This div element has descendant span:</h4>
<div>
<span>DESCENDANT ELEMENT</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Here is another example, of parent descendant selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<script src=
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
$("div span").css("color", "lightgreen");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h4>This div element has descendant span:</h4>
<div>
<span>DESCENDANT ELEMENT</span>
</div>
<br>
<button>Change color</button>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
