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What is the difference between filter() and find() in jQuery?
jQuery filter() method
The jQuery filter() method will return elements matching a specific criteria.
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with jQuery.filter() method,
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("p").filter(".myclass").css("background-color", "gray"); }); </script> </head> <body> <h1>Tutorialspoint</h1> <p class="myclass">Free Text Tutorials</p> <p>Free Video Tutorials</p> <p>Connecting Tutors</p> </body> </html>
jQuery find() method
The jQuery.find() method will return the descendant elements of the selected element.
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with jQuery.find() method,
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .myclass * { display: block; border: 2px solid red; padding: 2px; margin: 10px; color: red; } </style> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("ol").find("span").css({"background-color": "blue", "border": "5px solid yellow"}); }); </script> </head> <body class="myclass">body <div style="width:500px;">div <ol>ol <li>li <span>The descendant element</span> </li> </ol> </div> </body> </html>
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