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Adding a Style to the last li tag with jQuery

By , 21 Nov 2012
 

Introduction

This is a simple problem not usually faced by everyone, but I had a situation where I faced a problem like this. It's about finding the last li tag from my HTML code which is inside a ul tag.

Using the Code

Here is the screenshot of my problem. The problem is that I needed to add a style to the last li tag to remove the underline to mean that it's the ending li. I searched a lot to find a solution for this problem and got a nice solution that I wanted to share.

Here is the screenshot of my problem:

Here goes the HTML code for my problem:

<ul id="LeftSide">
    <li>
        <h5>
            Categories
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
            Pierogi and Dumplings
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
            Sausages11
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Prepared Polish Dishes
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Test-Category
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Bakery2
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Pantry2
        </h5>
    </li>
     <li>
        <h5>
           Gift Baskets
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Test2
        </h5>
    </li>
</ul>  

The above is the HTML code. Here I would like to add a class for my last li tag. That is for my code, Test2 will be something different. We can add border, change font style, and do whatever we like to do.

Here is the solution:

<script type="text/javascript">
        $("#LeftSide li:last").addClass("border-last"); 
 </script> 

Here is the CSS style that I wanted to add with my last li tag to remove the bottom border:

.border-last 
{
    border-bottom: none !important;
} 

Here LeftSide is the ID of the ul tag and border-last is the CSS class we like to add with the last li tag. If we do this, the HTML code will be like this:

<ul id="LeftSide">
    <li>
        <h5>
            Categories
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
            Pierogi and Dumplings
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
            Sausages11
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Prepared Polish Dishes
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Test-Category
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Bakery2
        </h5>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h5>
           Pantry2
        </h5>
    </li>
     <li>
        <h5>
           Gift Baskets
        </h5>
    </li>
    // Here the Class is added with the last li
    <li class="border-last">
        <h5>
           Test2
        </h5>
    </li>
</ul>  

Here is the screenshot of my solution that removes the bottom border from the last li tag.

Happy coding!

License

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About the Author

dpalash
Software Developer Desme Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh
I have completed my Undergraduate from Khulna University of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering. Now i am working as a Software Engineer at desme-Bangladesh on ASP.NET. I really love this technology and like to build my career with this only.
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GeneralMy vote of 5memberMonjurul Habib23-Nov-12 7:14 
Always try to mention all possible ways to do the targeted task. Anyway, good start, keep it up Smile | :)
GeneralRe: My vote of 5memberdpalash23-Nov-12 20:07 
Thanks Habib vai for your review & suggestion. I'll keep that in mind and try to follow that in my up coming tips.

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