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Filtering with jQuery Traversing

The methods first(), last(), eq(), filter(), and not()

The most basic filtering methods are first(), last(), and eq(), which can choose a single component predicated on its role in a collection of entities.

Both these techniques, such as filter() and not(), let you select elements that meet or just don't encounter a list of conditions.

first() method in jQuery

The first() function compares the whole first element from the list of elements stipulated.

The first <div> element is chosen in the given description:

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last() method of jQuery

The last() function takes the stipulated components' last element.

The last <div> element is chosen in the given description:

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jQuery's eq() function

The eq() function compares a component containing the chosen elements' index number.

Because the index numbers begin at 0, the whole first component will also have the index 0 rather than 1. The illustration below chooses the 2nd <p> element (index number one):

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filter() method in jQuery

You can use the filter() method to specify a set of criteria. Elements that do not fulfill specific threshold are deleted from the collection, while those that do are retained.

The example below reverts all <p> components with the category "intro":

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not() method in jQuery

All elements that would not meet the criteria are handed back by the not() method.

Not() is the inverse of filter ().

The illustration below returns all <p> components which do not have the category name "intro":

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