Odd element (:odd)

Syntax

$(':odd')

Description

Select all elements with an odd index within the matched set.

:odd selects the second element, fourth element, and so on within the matched set.

Examples

  • $('li:odd') selects the odd-indexed elements within the set of <li> elements
  • $('.myclass:odd') selects the odd-indexed elements within the set of elements that have the class myclass
 
<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
            $("tr:odd").css("background-color", "red");
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
    <table border="1">
        <tr><td>TD #0</td><td>TD #1</td><td>TD #2</td></tr>
        <tr><td>TD #3</td><td>TD #4</td><td>TD #5</td></tr>
        <tr><td>TD #6</td><td>TD #7</td><td>TD #8</td></tr>
    </table>
    </body>
</html>
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  20. Not (:not(E))
  21. Empty (:empty)
  22. Attribute selectors
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  29. Attribute contains word ([foo~=bar])
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  31. Attribute exists $("[attributeName*='value']");
  32. Form selectors (:input)
  33. Form text fields (input:text)
  34. Form Password field (input:password)
  35. Form Radio button (input:radio)
  36. Form Checkbox (input:checkbox)
  37. Form Submit button (input:submit)
  38. Form Image button (input:image)
  39. Form Reset button (input:reset)
  40. Form button (input:button)
  41. Form File upload (input:file)
  42. Form Enabled form element (input:enabled)
  43. Form Disabled form element (input:disabled)
  44. Form Checked box (input:checked)
  45. Form Selected option (input:selected)
  46. Element at index (:eq(n))
  47. Greater than (:gt(n))
  48. Less than (:lt(n))
  49. First (:first)
  50. Last (:last)
  51. Even element (:even)
  52. Odd element (:odd)
  53. Is parent (:parent)
  54. Contains text (:contains(text))
  55. Contains element (:has(E))
  56. Visible (:visible)
  57. Hidden (:hidden)
  58. Header element (:header)
  59. Currently animating (:animated)
  60. $(this)
  61. Custom User Selectors