jQuery: is there a previous Adjacent Selector similar to the Next Adjacent Selector (prev + next)?

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I want to select the immediately preceding sibling of an element using jQuery.

I am aware of jQuery's .prev() selector but I was wondering if there is an equivalent to the Next Adjacent Selector (prev + next) - essentially a Previous Adjacent Selector (current + prev) or something like it?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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Short answer: no.

This works though:

<p>Hello world!</p> <!-- gets selected class -->
<p id="selector">Hello world!</p>
<p>Hello world!</p>

$('#selector').prev().addClass('selected');

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Jun 12 '14 at 23:22

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Here's a good fiddle from the "short answer" link's accepted answer comments: http://jsfiddle.net/NuuHy/1/ – scrowler Jun 12 '14 at 23:25
@Loïc Mettre des espaces avant les signes de ponctuation, c'est une convention typographique française. En anglais, on ne met jamais d'espace avant la ponctuation. – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' Jun 13 '14 at 02:50
Ah ok, merci de l'info. – Loïc Jun 13 '14 at 02:51

jQuery: is there a previous Adjacent Selector similar to the Next Adjacent Selector (prev + next)?

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