:nth-of-type() Selector - Javascript jQuery Selector

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Description

The :nth-of-type(n) selector selects all elements that are the nth child of a particular type of their parent.

Syntax

Parameter Description
n The index of each child to match.Must be a number. The first element has the index number 1.
even Selects each even child element
odd Selects each odd child element
formula formula like (an + b).

The following code shows how to select each <p> element that is the third <p> element of its parent:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("div p:nth-of-type(2)").css("background-color", "yellow");
});//from ww  w.  j av a 2 s.  c o  m
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a heading in body</h1>
<p>The first paragraph in body.</p>
<p>The second paragraph in body.</p>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <span>This is a span element in div</span>
  <p>The first paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The second paragraph in div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in div.</p>
</div><br>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first paragraph in another div.</p>
  <p>The second paragraph in another div.</p>
  <p>The last paragraph in another div.</p>
</div>

<p>The last paragraph in body.</p>

</body>
</html>

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