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each( callback )
Execute a function within the context of every matched element.
This means that every time the passed-in function is executed (which is once for every element matched) the 'this' keyword points to the specific DOM element.
Additionally, the function, when executed, is passed a single argument representing the position of the element in the matched set (integer, zero-index).
Returning 'false' from within the each function completely stops the loop through all of the elements (this is like using a 'break' with a normal loop). Returning 'true' from within the loop skips to the next iteration (this is like using a 'continue' with a normal loop).
Arguments:| callback | Function | |
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The callback to execute for each matched element.
function callback(index, domElement) {
this; // this == domElement
}
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Examples:| Name | Type |
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Iterates over three divs and sets their color property.
$(document.body).click(function () {
$("div").each(function (i) {
if (this.style.color != "blue") {
this.style.color = "blue";
} else {
this.style.color = "";
}
});
});
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(document.body).click(function () {
$("div").each(function (i) {
if (this.style.color != "blue") {
this.style.color = "blue";
} else {
this.style.color = "";
}
});
});
});
</script>
<style>
div { color:red; text-align:center; cursor:pointer;
font-weight:bolder; width:300px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>Click here</div>
<div>to iterate through</div>
<div>these divs.</div>
</body>
</html>
If you want to have the jQuery object instead of the regular DOM element, use the $(this) function, for example:
$("span").click(function () {
$("li").each(function(){
$(this).toggleClass("example");
});
});
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("span").click(function () {
$("li").each(function(){
$(this).toggleClass("example");
});
});
});
</script>
<style>
ul { font-size:18px; margin:0; }
span { color:blue; text-decoration:underline; cursor:pointer; }
.example { font-style:italic; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
To do list: <span>(click here to change)</span>
<ul>
<li>Eat</li>
<li>Sleep</li>
<li>Be merry</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
You can use 'return' to break out of each() loops early.
$("button").click(function () {
$("div").each(function (index, domEle) {
// domEle == this
$(domEle).css("backgroundColor", "yellow");
if ($(this).is("#stop")) {
$("span").text("Stopped at div index #" + index);
return false;
}
});
});
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function () {
$("div").each(function (index, domEle) {
// domEle == this
$(domEle).css("backgroundColor", "yellow");
if ($(this).is("#stop")) {
$("span").text("Stopped at div index #" + index);
return false;
}
});
});
});
</script>
<style>
div { width:40px; height:40px; margin:5px; float:left;
border:2px blue solid; text-align:center; }
span { color:red; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button>Change colors</button>
<span></span>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div id="stop">Stop here</div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
</body>
</html>