The jQuery :nth-last-of-type() Selector is used to select all child of a parent with the same element name, counting from the last to first. It uses 1-indexed counting.
Syntax:
element:nth-last-of-type(n|even|odd|formula)
Parameters:
- n: It selects nth element from last.
- even: It selects every even element from last.
- odd: It selects every odd element from last.
- formula: It holds the formula to generate grouping of elements, starting from the last, For example, 3n+2 selects every element which is the output of this expression by taking values of n-0, 1, 2, ...
Example 1: This example use :nth-last-of-type() selector to select odd element from the last.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery | :nth-last-of-type() Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body>
Computer Science Subjects
<ul>
<li>Data Structure</li>
<li>Algorithm Analysis</li>
<li>Operating System</li>
<li>Computer Networks</li>
<li>Web Technology</li>
<li>C Programming</li>
<li>C++ Programming</li>
<li>Java</li>
</ul>
<!-- Script to use :nth-last-of-type() Selector -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
let el = $("ul li:nth-last-of-type(odd)").css({
background: "green"
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: This example use :nth-last-of-type() selector to select last element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery | :nth-last-of-type() Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<section>
<article>
<p>Company - GeeksforGeeks</p>
<p>Name - ABC</p>
<p>Email - abc@geeksforgeeks.org</p>
</article>
<article>
<p>Company - GFG</p>
<p>Name - XYZ</p>
<p>Email - xyz@gfg.org</p>
</article>
<article>
<p>Company - G4G</p>
<p>Name - Geeks</p>
<p>Email - geeks@g4g.org</p>
</article>
</section>
<!-- Script to use :nth-last-of-type() selector -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("article p:first-of-type").css({
fontWeight: "bold",
fontSize: '1.2rem'
})
$("article p:nth-last-of-type(1)").css({
fontStyle: 'italic',
opacity: 0.8
})
})
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
