jQuery next() Method
jQuery
Traversing MethodsExample
Return the next sibling element of each <li> element with class name "start":
$(document).ready(function(){
$("li.start").next().css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
$("li.start").next().css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
Result:
- ul (parent)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling with class name "start")
- li (sibling)
- li (sibling)
Definition and Usage
The next() method returns the next sibling element of the selected element.
Sibling elements are elements that share the same parent.
The DOM tree: This method traverse forward along the next sibling of DOM elements.
Related methods:
- nextAll() - returns all next sibling elements of the selected element
- nextUntil() - returns all next sibling elements between two given arguments
Syntax
$(selector).next(filter)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filter | Optional. Specifies a selector expression to narrow down the next sibling search |
Try it Yourself - Examples
Select
the next sibling of each <div> element
How to select the next sibling element of each <div> element.
Narrow
down the search
How to
select the next sibling <p> element of each <div> element.
