first selector
Description: Selects the first matched element.
jQuery(':first')
version added: 1.0
The :first pseudo-class is equivalent to :eq(0). It could also be written as :lt(1). While this matches only a single element, :first-child can match more than one: One for each parent.
Examples
Finds the first table row.Full source:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("tr:first").css("font-style", "italic"); }); </script> <style> td { color:blue; font-weight:bold; } </style> </head> <body> <table> <tr><td>Row 1</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 2</td></tr> <tr><td>Row 3</td></tr> </table> </body> </html>
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