jQuery :first-child Selector
The jQuery :first-child Selector is used to select every element that is the first child of its parent element.
Syntax:
$("Selector:first-child")
It selects and returns the first child element of its parent element.
Example 1: In this example, we select the first paragraph element and set its background color to green.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><h1> <center>Geeks</center></h1><head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:first-child").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head><body> <div> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Child Selector</p> </div></body></html> |
Output:
Example 2:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><h1> <center>Geeks</center></h1><head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:first-child").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script></head><body> <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>First Child Selector</p> </div> <div>jQuery:First Child Selector</div></body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 90.0+
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox 3.6
- Safari 4.0
- Opera 10.5
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