jQuery last() with Examples


The last() method in jQuery is used to return the last element of the selected elements.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).last()

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery last() method 

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("div p").last().css("color", "orange");
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<div style="border:2px dashed blue">
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</div><br>
<div style="border:2px dashed blue">
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</div><br>
<div style="border:2px dashed blue">
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</div>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Example

Let us see another example −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("div p").last().css("color", "red");
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<div style="border:2px dashed blue">
<p>This is demo text.</p>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</div><br>
<div style="border:2px dashed blue">
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</div>
<p>This is demo text.</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Updated on: 30-Dec-2019

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