element selector
Description: Selects all elements with the given tag name.
jQuery('element')
version added: 1.0
element
An element to search for. Refers to the tagName of DOM nodes.
JavaScript's getElementsByTagName() function is called to return the appropriate elements when this expression is used.
Examples
Finds every DIV element.Full source:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("div").css("border","9px solid red"); }); </script> <style> div,span { width: 60px; height: 60px; float:left; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; background-color: #EEEEEE; } </style> </head> <body> <div>DIV1</div> <div>DIV2</div> <span>SPAN</span> </body> </html>
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