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  • Last Updated : 01 Jul, 2019
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The last() function is an inbuilt function in jQuery which is used to find the last element of the specified elements.
Syntax:

$(selector).last()

Here selector is the selected elements.
Parameters: It does not accept any parameter.
Return value: It returns the last element out of the selected elements.

JavaScript code to show the working of this function:

Code #1:




<html>
   <head>
      <script src=
      </script>
      <script>
         $(document).ready(function(){
            $("p").last().css("background-color", "lightgreen");
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <h1>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks !!!</h1>
      <p style="padding:5px; border:1 px solid green">
        This is the First.</p>
      <p style="padding:5px; border:1 px solid green">
        This is the Second.</p>
      <p style="padding:5px; border:1 px solid green">
        This is the Third.</p>
      <br>
   </body>
</html>


In this code the background-color of the last “p” element get changed.
Output:

Code #2:




<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
            $(".main").last().css("background-color", "lightgreen");
        });
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <h1>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks !!!</h1>
    <div class="main" style="border: 1px solid green;">
        <p>This is the First.</p>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div class="main" style="border: 1px solid green;">
        <p>This is the Second.</p>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div style="border: 1px solid green;">
        <p>This is the Third.</p>
    </div>
    <br>
</body>
  
</html>


In the above example the last elements with class “main” get highlighted.
Output:


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