? jQuery Traversing – Siblings

? Quick Overview

jQuery provides methods to traverse sibling elements — elements that share the same parent in the DOM tree.

? Key Concepts

siblings() – Selects all sibling elements
next() – Selects the immediate next sibling
prev() – Selects the immediate previous sibling
nextAll() / prevAll() – Selects all siblings in one direction
nextUntil() / prevUntil() – Selects siblings up to a stopping element

? Syntax / Theory

? View Code Example

// jQuery sibling traversal methods
$(selector).siblings();
$(selector).next();
$(selector).nextAll();
$(selector).nextUntil(selector);
$(selector).prev();
$(selector).prevAll();
$(selector).prevUntil(selector);

? Interactive Example

Click buttons below to see how they affect siblings of the Target Box (Box 2).

Box 1

Box 2 (Target)

Box 3

Box 4

Box 5

Click a button to traverse!

? Code Example

? View Code Example

// Apply different sibling traversal methods
$('#box2').siblings().css('border-color','red');
$('#box2').next().css('border-color','green');
$('#box2').nextAll().css('border-color','blue');
$('#box2').prev().css('border-color','orange');
$('#box2').prevAll().css('border-color','purple');
$('#box2').nextUntil('#box5').css('border-color','pink');
$('#box2').prevUntil('#box1').css('border-color','brown');

// Reset all box borders
$('#siblingContainer .box').css({'border-color':'#90caf9'});

? Live Output / Explanation

siblings() selects all siblings except the element itself
next() and prev() select adjacent siblings
nextAll() and prevAll() select multiple siblings
nextUntil() and prevUntil() stop at a specific selector

? Use Cases

Highlighting related UI elements
Creating step-by-step navigations
Building interactive lists or menus

✅ Tips & Best Practices

Use directional methods for better performance
Combine traversal with CSS classes instead of inline styles
Use Until() methods to avoid over-selection

? Try It Yourself

Select only siblings with a specific class
Add animations while traversing siblings
Toggle classes instead of changing styles directly