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This is an old version of the Traversing API:
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NameType
Filtering:





NameType
contains( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Filter the set of elements to those that contain the specified text.
filter( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Removes all elements from the set of matched elements that do not match the specified expression(s).
filter( fn ) Returns: jQuery
Removes all elements from the set of matched elements that do not match the specified function.
is( expr ) Returns: Boolean
Checks the current selection against an expression and returns true, if at least one element of the selection fits the given expression.
not( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Removes elements matching the specified expression from the set of matched elements.
Finding:









NameType
add( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Adds more elements, matched by the given expression, to the set of matched elements.
children( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing all of the unique immediate children of each of the matched set of elements.
find( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Searches for all elements that match the specified expression. This method is a good way to find additional descendant elements with which to process.
next( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing the unique next siblings of each of the given set of elements.
parent( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing the unique parents of the matched set of elements.
parents( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing the unique ancestors of the matched set of elements (except for the root element).

The matched elements can be filtered with an optional expression.

prev( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing the unique previous siblings of each of the matched set of elements.
siblings( expr ) Returns: jQuery
Get a set of elements containing all of the unique siblings of each of the matched set of elements.

Can be filtered with an optional expressions.

Chaining:


NameType
end( ) Returns: jQuery
Revert the most recent 'destructive' operation, changing the set of matched elements to its previous state (right before the destructive operation).