jqueryHow do I select the first child element using jQuery?
The first child element of an element can be selected using jQuery with the :first-child selector.
Example code
$('p:first-child')This will select the first <p> element inside the parent element.
The code can be broken down into the following parts:
$(': This is the jQuery selector function.p: This is the element type that will be selected.:first-child: This is the selector used to select the first child element.'): This is the closing parenthesis of the selector function.
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