jQuery first() Method

jQuery Traversal Methods

The first() method returns the first element of the selected elements.

To return the last element, uselast()Method.

Syntax:

$.first(selector)

Example

Highlight the first paragraph:

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("p").first().css("background", "coral");
});

Highlight the first paragraph within the first DIV element:

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

Highlight the first unordered list:

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("ul").first().css("background", "coral");
});

jQuery Traversal Methods