## .next( [selector ] )Returns: jQuery

Description: Get the immediately following sibling of each element in the set of matched elements. If a selector is provided, it retrieves the next sibling only if it matches that selector.

- #### version added: 1.0.next( [selector ] )

  - selector
    Type: Selector
    A string containing a selector expression to match elements against.

Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the `.next()` method allows us to search through the immediately following sibling of these elements in the DOM tree and construct a new jQuery object from the matching elements.

The method optionally accepts a selector expression of the same type that we can pass to the `$()` function. If the immediately following sibling matches the selector, it remains in the newly constructed jQuery object; otherwise, it is excluded.

Consider a page with a simple list on it:

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    <ul>  <li>list item 1</li>  <li>list item 2</li>  <li class="third-item">list item 3</li>  <li>list item 4</li>  <li>list item 5</li></ul>

If we begin at the third item, we can find the element which comes just after it:

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    $( "li.third-item" ).next().css( "background-color", "red" );

The result of this call is a red background behind item 4. Since we do not supply a selector expression, this following element is unequivocally included as part of the object. If we had supplied one, the element would be tested for a match before it was included.

## Examples:

Find the very next sibling of each disabled button and change its text "this button is disabled".

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    <!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>  <meta charset="utf-8">  <title>next demo</title>  <style>  span {    color: blue;    font-weight: bold;  }  button {    width: 100px;  }  </style>  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script></head><body> <div><button disabled="disabled">First</button> - <span></span></div><div><button>Second</button> - <span></span></div><div><button disabled="disabled">Third</button> - <span></span></div> <script>$( "button[disabled]" ).next().text( "this button is disabled" );</script> </body></html>

#### Demo:

Find the very next sibling of each paragraph. Keep only the ones with a class "selected".

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    <!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>  <meta charset="utf-8">  <title>next demo</title>  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script></head><body> <p>Hello</p><p class="selected">Hello Again</p><div><span>And Again</span></div> <script>$( "p" ).next( ".selected" ).css( "background", "yellow" );</script> </body></html>

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