:not() Selector

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:not() Selector

Categories: Selectors > Basic Filter

not selector

Description: Selects all elements that do not match the given selector.

  • version added: 1.0jQuery( ":not(selector)" )

    selector: A selector with which to filter by.

All selectors are accepted inside :not(), for example: :not(div a) and :not(div,a).

Additional Notes

The .not() method will end up providing you with more readable selections than pushing complex selectors or variables into a :not() selector filter. In most cases, it is a better choice.

Example:

Finds all inputs that are not checked and highlights the next sibling span. Notice there is no change when clicking the checkboxes since no click events have been linked.

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                                        <!DOCTYPE html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <div>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input type="checkbox" name="a" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <span>Mary</span>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input type="checkbox" name="b" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <span>lcm</span>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input type="checkbox" name="c" checked="checked" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <span>Peter</span>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <script>
                                        
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        $("input:not(:checked) + span").css("background-color", "yellow");
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        $("input").attr("disabled", "disabled");
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </script>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </html>
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