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prevAll( [expr] )
Find all sibling elements before the current element.
Use an optional expression to filter the matched set.
Arguments:| expr (Optional) | String | |
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| An expression to filter the previous Elements with. |
Examples:| Name | Type |
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Locate all the divs before the last and give them a class.
$("div:last").prevAll().addClass("before");
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<script src="../jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("div:last").prevAll().addClass("before");
});
</script>
<style>
div { width:70px; height:70px; background:#abc;
border:2px solid black; margin:10px; float:left; }
div.before { border-color: red; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
</body>
</html>