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JavaScript Introduction to jQuery Hello, jQuery! Filtering Matched Elements

Posted by Rick Rana
Rick Rana
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Matched Elements??

Can someone explain what Matched Elements mean in jQuery? I know it's simple but I'm not getting it.

2 Answers

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points
john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

This is the selector. $("p") It would be the element you want to do something with. All the p elements on the page would be the matched elements

Christopher Debove
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Christopher Debove
Courses Plus Student 18,373 Points
Christopher Debove
Christopher Debove
Courses Plus Student 18,373 Points

The matched elements are the elements that match with the selector you pass as argument to $(). Like CSS selectors.