Use nth-child(odd) and nth-child(even) to select odd and even element respectively - Javascript jQuery Selector

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Use nth-child(odd) and nth-child(even) to select odd and even element respectively

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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(){
    $("p:nth-child(odd)").css("background-color", "yellow");
    $("p:nth-child(even)").css("background-color", "pink");
});/* w  ww  .  jav  a  2s. co m*/
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>The first p element in body, and the first child in body (odd).</p>
<p>The last p element in body, and the last child in body (even).</p>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <span>This is a span element, the first child in div.</span>
  <p>The first p element in div, and the second child in div (even).</p>
  <p>The second p element in div, and the third child in div (odd).</p>
  <p>The third p element in div, and the fourth child in div (even).</p>
  <p>The last p element in div, and the last child in div (odd).</p>
</div><br>

<div style="border:1px solid;">
  <p>The first p element in another div, and the first child in another div (odd).</p>
  <p>The second p element in another div, and the second child in another div (odd).</p>
  <p>The third p element in another div, and the third child in another div (odd).</p>
  <p>The last p element in another div, and the last child in another div (odd).</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

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