Element selector (“element”)

Selects all elements with the given tag name.

JavaScript's getElementsByTagName() function is called to return the appropriate elements when this expression is used.

jQuery( "element" )

version added: 1.0

Examples:

Finds every DIV element.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>element demo</title>
  <style>
  div, span {
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    float: left;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 10px;
    background-color: #eee;
  }
  </style>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 
<div>DIV1</div>
<div>DIV2</div>
<span>SPAN</span>
 
<script>
$( "div" ).css( "border", "9px solid red" );
</script>
 
</body>
</html>

Links:

http://api.jquery.com/element-selector

doc_jQuery

2016-03-27 13:48:14

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