It is a jQuery Selector used to select every element that is the last child of its parent.
Syntax:
$(":last-child")Example 1: Here is the basic example of a last-child selector.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:last-child").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
<center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<div>
<p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
<p>jQuery</p>
<p>Last Child Selector</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: Here is another example of a last-child selector.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:last-child").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
<center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<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>Last Child Selector</p>
</div>
<p>jQuery:Last Child Selector</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 90.0+
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox 3.6
- Safari 4.0
- Opera 10.5