jQuery next() method
The jQuery.next() method is used to select the immediately following sibling of each element in the jQuery object. It allows you to target the sibling element that appears just after the selected element in the DOM hierarchy.
Here’s the basic syntax of the next() method:
$(selector).next([filter])Parameters:
selector: Optional. A selector expression used to filter the following sibling elements. If provided, only the following siblings that match the selector will be selected.filter: Optional. A selector expression used to further filter the selected following siblings.
Return Value:
The next() method returns a new jQuery object containing the selected following sibling elements.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>jQuery next() Method Example</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>Div 1</div>
<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<span>Span 1</span>
<div>Div 2</div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
// Select the immediately following sibling of the <p> element
var followingSibling = $("p").next();
// Log the selected following sibling element
console.log(followingSibling);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>In this example, we use the next() method to select the immediately following sibling of the <p> element. The method returns a jQuery object containing the <span> element, which is the sibling that appears just after the <p> element in the DOM hierarchy.
The output of the above example will be:
[<span>Span 1</span>]In this output, we see that the next() method successfully selected the following sibling element of the <p> element.
If you provide a selector or filter argument to the next() method, it will only select the following siblings that match the specified selector or filter. For example:
var filteredFollowingSibling = $("p").next("span");This will select only the following sibling with the <span> element type and exclude any other following siblings that don’t match the selector.
The next() method is useful when you want to target the sibling element that comes immediately after a particular element in the DOM hierarchy. It provides a convenient way to traverse the DOM tree and select elements based on their position relative to other elements.