If you want selector without using $(this) there is another way:
$("input ~ *:last");
PS. I also like mkmanning's aproach...
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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM, mkmanning <michaell...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Somehow the selector disappeared :P
>
> $('input').nextAll(':last');
>
> $(this).nextAll(':last');
>
> On Feb 11, 10:17 pm, mkmanning <michaell...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> $("div :last-child"); finds all of the last-child elements, including
>> descendant elements (e.g. if there were an <a> inside the span in
>> your example it would be returned too). You can also not worry about
>> the parent at all and just use the sibling selector:
>>
>> //or you could use :last-child
>>
>> As Ricardo suggested, you can use 'this' :
>>
>> $(this).nextAll(':last');
>>
>> On Feb 11, 10:05 pm, Ricardo Tomasi <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > $(this).parent().children(':last') //or :last-child - assuming 'this'
>> > is the input element
>>
>> > On Feb 12, 3:09 am, Risingfish <risingf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > Thanks Nic,
>>
>> > > How about if I'm using the input tag as the base? Can I do something
>> > > like $("self:parent:last-child") ?
>>
>> > > On Feb 11, 8:13 pm, Nic Luciano <adaptive...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > > $("div :last-child");
>>
>> > > > (or this wacky way I tried before I learned CSS selectors....
>> > > > $("div").children()[$("div").children().size() - 1])...)
>>
>> > > > Nic
>> > > > Lucianohttp://www.twitter.com/niclucianohttp://www.linkedin.com/in/nicluciano
>>
>> > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Risingfish <risingf...@gmail.com>
>> > > > wrote:
>>
>> > > > > Hi James, apologize for not being more precise. I'm using the input
>> > > > > element as my base reference. So using that input element, I want to
>> > > > > get the last sibling under the div. You are correct that if the span
>> > > > > is not then the input is what I want. I may need to add more tags
>> > > > > later (I'm sure you know hoe the development process goes when
>> > > > > customers are involved. :) ), so a reliable way to get the last tag
>> > > > > would be nice. Thanks!
>>
>> > > > > On Feb 11, 7:21 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > > > When you say "last sibling in a parent", what does that mean? Which
>> > > > > > element is your base reference?
>>
>> > > > > > In your example:
>> > > > > > <div>
>> > > > > > <input ...... />
>> > > > > > <span>...</span>
>> > > > > > </div>
>>
>> > > > > > Do you mean your <div> is the base reference, and you want to find
>> > > > > > the
>> > > > > > last child (thus, <span>) relative to that?
>> > > > > > And if <span> is not there, you want <input>?
>>
>> > > > > > On Feb 11, 4:12 pm, Risingfish <risingf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > > > > > Before I accidentally hit enter, this is what I was trying to
>> > > > > > > type: :)
>>
>> > > > > > > <div>
>> > > > > > > <input ...... />
>> > > > > > > <span>...</span>
>> > > > > > > </div>
>>
>> > > > > > > The span might or might not be there, so I would like to just
>> > > > > > > get the
>> > > > > > > last sibling in a parent.
>>
>> > > > > > > Thanks!
