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:last Selector

Categories: jQuery Extensions | Basic Filter

jQuery(':last')

Description: Selects the last matched element.

  • jQuery(':last')

    version added: 1.0

Note that :last selects a single element by filtering the current jQuery collection and matching the last element within it.

Note:

Because :last is a jQuery extension and not part of the CSS specification, queries using :last cannot take advantage of the performance boost provided by the native DOM querySelectorAll() method. To achieve the best performance when using :last to select elements, first select the elements using a pure CSS selector, then use .filter(":last").
  • Finds the last table row.

    HTML:
    <table>
    
        <tr><td>First Row</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Middle Row</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Last Row</td></tr>
    
      </table>
    Code:
    $("tr:last").css({backgroundColor: 'yellow', fontWeight: 'bolder'});