How to Select List elements with an index greater than 3 in jQuery ?


To select list elements with an index greater than 3 in jQuery, you can use the :gt() selector.

The :gt() selector selects all elements with an index greater than the specified index.

Here's an example:

HTML:

<ul>
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
  <li>Item 3</li>
  <li>Item 4</li>
  <li>Item 5</li>
  <li>Item 6</li>
</ul>

jQuery:

$("ul li:gt(3)").css("color", "red");

In this example, the :gt(3) selector selects all list items with an index greater than 3 (i.e. the 4th, 5th, and 6th list items), and applies a CSS style to them to change their color to red.

Another way to achieve the same result is by using the slice() method.

Here's an example:

jQuery:

$("ul li").slice(4).css("color", "red");

In this example, the slice(4) method selects all list items starting from the 5th item (since the index is zero-based), and applies a CSS style to them to change their color to red.



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