:last-of-type selector

Selects all elements that are the last among siblings of the same element name.

The :last-of-type selector matches elements that have no other element with the same parent and the same element name coming after it in the document tree.

jQuery( ":last-of-type" )

version added: 1.9

Examples:

Find the last span in each matched div and add some css plus a hover state.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>last-of-type demo</title>
  <style>
  span.solast {
    text-decoration: line-through;
  }
  </style>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  
<div>
  <span>Corey,</span>
  <span>Yehuda,</span>
  <span>Adam,</span>
  <span>Todd</span>
</div>
<div>
  <span>JÃ¶rn,</span>
  <span>Scott,</span>
  <span>Timo,</span>
  <b>Nobody</b>
</div>
  
<script>
$( "span:last-of-type" )
  .css({ color:"red", fontSize:"80%" })
  .hover(function() {
    $( this ).addClass( "solast" );
  }, function() {
    $( this ).removeClass( "solast" );
  });
</script>
  
</body>
</html>

Links:

http://api.jquery.com/last-of-type-selector

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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