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Finding add( selector ) jQuery .add( selector ) Add elements to the set of matched elements.
Finding add( elements ) jQuery .add( elements ) Add elements to the set of matched elements.
Finding add( html ) jQuery .add( html ) Add elements to the set of matched elements.
Finding add( selector, context ) jQuery .add( selector, context ) New 1.4 Add elements to the set of matched elements.
Chaining andSelf( ) jQuery .andSelf() Add the previous selection to the current selection
Finding children( [ selector ] ) jQuery .children( [ selector ] ) Get the children of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding closest( selector ) jQuery .closest( selector ) Get the first element that matches the selector, beginning at the current element and progressing up through the DOM tree.
Finding closest( selector, [ context ] ) jQuery .closest( selector, [ context ] ) New 1.4 Get the first element that matches the selector, beginning at the current element and progressing up through the DOM tree.
Finding closest( selectors, [ context ] ) jQuery .closest( selectors, [ context ] ) New 1.4 Gets an array of all the elements and selectors matched against the current element up through the DOM tree.
Finding contents( ) jQuery .contents() Get the children of each element in the set of matched elements, including text nodes.
Chaining end() jQuery .end() End the most recent filtering operation in the current chain and return the set of matched elements to its previous state.
Filtering eq( index ) jQuery .eq( index ) Reduce the set of matched elements to the one at the specified index.
Filtering filter( selector ) jQuery .filter( selector ) Reduce the set of matched elements to those that match the selector or pass the function's test.
Filtering filter( function(index) ) jQuery .filter( function(index) ) Reduce the set of matched elements to those that match the selector or pass the function's test.
Finding find( selector ) jQuery .find( selector ) Get the descendants of each element in the current set of matched elements, filtered by a selector.
Finding first() jQuery .first() Reduce the set of matched elements to the first in the set
Filtering has( class ) Boolean .has( selector ) Reduce the set of matched elements to those that have a descendant that matches the selector or DOM element.
Filtering has( contained ) Boolean .has( contained ) New 1.4 Reduce the set of matched elements to those that have a descendant that matches the selector or DOM element.
Filtering is( selector ) Boolean .is( selector ) Check the current matched set of elements against a selector and return true if at least one of these elements matches the selector
Filtering last() jQuery .last() Reduce the set of matched elements to the final one in the set.
Filtering map( callback(index, domElement) ) jQuery .map( callback(index, domElement) ) Pass each element in the current matched set through a function, producing a new jQuery object containing the return values.
Finding next( [ selector ] ) jQuery .next( [ selector ] ) Get the immediately following sibling of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding .nextAll( [ selector ] ) jQuery .nextAll( [ selector ] ) Get all following siblings of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding .nextUntil( [ selector ] ) jQuery .nextUntil( [ selector ] ) Get all following siblings of each element up to but not including the element matched by the selector.
Filtering not( selector ) jQuery .not( selector ) Remove elements from the set of matched elements.
Filtering not( elements ) jQuery .not( elements ) Remove elements from the set of matched elements.
Filtering not( function(index) ) jQuery .not( function(index) ) Remove elements from the set of matched elements.
Finding offsetParent() jQuery .offsetParent() Get the closest ancestor element that is positioned.
Finding parent( [ selector ] ) jQuery .parent( [ selector ] ) Get the parent of each element in the current set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding parents( [ selector ] ) jQuery .parents( [ selector ] ) Get the ancestors of each element in the current set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding parentsUntil( [ selector ] ) jQuery .parentsUntil( [ selector ] ) Get the ancestors of each element in the current set of matched elements, up to but not including the element matched by the selector.
Finding prev( [ selector ] ) jQuery .prev( [ selector ] ) Get the immediately preceding sibling of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding prevAll( [ selector ] ) jQuery .prevAll( [ selector ] ) Get all preceding siblings of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Finding prevUntil( [ selector ] ) jQuery .prevUntil( [ selector ] ) Get all preceding siblings of each element up to but not including the element matched by the selector.
Finding siblings( [ selector ] ) jQuery .siblings( [ selector ] ) Get the siblings of each element in the set of matched elements, optionally filtered by a selector.
Filtering slice( start ) jQuery .slice( start ) Reduce the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of indices.
Filtering slice( [ end ] ) jQuery .slice( [ end ] ) Reduce the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of indices.