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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="../../ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("div").prev().css("background-color","yellow"); }); </script> </head> <body> <h1>What will $("div").prev() select?</h1> <p>This is a p element.</p> <h2>This is a heading, and the previous sibling element of a div element</h2> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:10px;">This is a div element.</div> <p>This is another p element.</p> <p>This p element is the previous sibling element of a div element.</p> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:10px;"> <p>This is a p element inside a div element.</p> </div> </body> </html>
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