jQuery Tutorial Tutorials - jQuery .not() method

The .not() method in jQuery is used to filter out some elements from the set of matched elements.

jQuery .not() method Syntax

.not(selector)
.not(function)
.not(selection)

.not(selector)

example

Add a red background for items 2 and 4, as they do not match the selector :even (index is based on 0)

$( "li" ).not( ":even" ).css( "background-color", "red" );

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.not(elements)

Removing Specific Elements

example

$( "p" ).not( document.getElementsByClassName( "selected" ) )
        .css( "background-color", "red" );

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