jQuery - selecting only every 2nd element with .each?

Question

Is it possible to only select every 2nd element with the .each() function? If not, what alternatives are there?

Answer 1

You can use the :odd selector:

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$("yourSelector:odd").each(function() {
    // Will be called on every second element.
});

Answer 2

This might help:

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$('li').each(function(index) {
    if(index%2)
       alert(index + ': ' + $(this).text());
});

Answer 3

You can use :nth-child() selector.

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$("selector:nth-child(2)")