jQuery :lt() Selector

jQuery Selectors

:lt() selector selects all elements with index numbers less than the specified number.

Index numbers start from 0, so the index number of the first element is 0 (not1)

It is usually used with another selector to select the first element in a group (as shown in the following example).

Use:gtThe selector selects element index numbers greater than the specified number.

Syntax:

$":lt(index)")

Example

Select elements with index numbers less than5of all <tr> elements:

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("tr:lt(5)").css("background", "coral");
});

Select all <p> elements within the DIV whose index number is less than3:

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("div　p:lt(3)").css("background", "coral");
});

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