jQuery :only-child Selector


The :only-child() selector in jQuery is used to select elements that is the only child of its parent.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(":only-child")

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery :only-child() selector −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   .one {
      color: white;
      background-color: orange;
      font-size: 16px;
      border: 2px blue dashed;
   }
</style>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("p:only-child").addClass("one");
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Match Details</h1>
<p>One</p>
<p>Two</p>
<div style="border:1px solid;">
<p>Date: 29th October 2019</p>
<p>Timings: 3PM TO 8PM</p>
<p>Ground: DY Patil</p>
<p>Entry begins 2PM</p>
</div><br>
<div style="border:1px solid;">
<p>Date: 29th October 2019</p>
<p>Timings: 8PM TO 11PM</p>
<p>Ground: Eden Gardens</p>
<p>Country: India</p>
</div>
<div style="border:1px solid;">
<p>Date: 30th October 2019</p>
</div>
<p>Three</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Updated on: 05-Nov-2019

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