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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Drawing Application Perform: Part 1

Posted by Kuzo Geko
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Kuzo Geko
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,271 Points

I don't really understand what siblings method can do

Hi, Can someone explain to me more clearly what siblings method can do.

2 Answers

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
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Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
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.siblings lets you target all the sibling elements of a specific element. Example:

Let's say you have 

<ul>
   <li></li>
   <li class="clickedElement"></li>
   <li></li>
   <li></li>
</ul>

All siblings of "clickedElement" are the li inside the ul except for the "clickedElement" itself.

In the video he is using the sibling method to remove the "active" class from all the sibling elements of the clicked element and add the "active" class said element.

Tiago Aguiar
Tiago Aguiar
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Tiago Aguiar
Tiago Aguiar
10,550 Points

for a better understanding, I strongly recomend the CSS Selector's course. That might clarify a bit more.