The jQuery :last-of-type Selector is used to select all elements which are the last child of their parent.
Syntax:
$(":last-of-type")
Below are examples that illustrate the :last-of-type selector in jQuery:
Example 1: This example changes the background-color to green and text-color to white, of the last element of their parents (div tags).
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- Script to use last-of-type selector -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("h4:last-of-type").css({
"background-color": "green",
"color": "white"
});
});
</script>
<!-- CSS property to set style of element -->
<style>
option {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
select {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1>
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</h1>
<div style="border:1px solid blue;">
<h4>The first heading in first div.</h4>
<h4>The last heading in first div.</h4>
</div><br>
<div style="border:1px solid blue;">
<h4>The first heading in second div.</h4>
<h4>The last heading in second div.</h4>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: This example changes the background-color to green and text-color to white, of the last heading of <body> tag.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- Script to use last-of-type selector -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("h4:last-of-type").css({
"background-color": "green",
"color": "white"
});
});
</script>
<style>
option {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
select {
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 25px;
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1>
jQuery | :last-of-type Selector
</h1>
<h4>The first heading in body.</h4>
<h4>The last heading in body.</h4>
</body>
</html>
Output:
