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The prevAll() method returns all sibling elements preceding the selected element.

Elements at the same level must have the same parent element.

Syntax:

Return id="div-3elements' all previous sibling elements:

Example

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("#div-3").prevAll().css("background", "mediumpurple");
});

Return all previous sibling elements of each DIV element:

Example

$("document").ready(function(){
　　$("div").prevAll().css("background", "lightblue");
});

Return all previous sibling elements of each DIV element:

Example

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

Parameter	Description
selectorExpression	(Optional) A selector expression, element, or jQuery object to match the element with Note:To return multiple siblings, separate each expression with a comma