Filter and Not in jQuery

Filter and Not in jQuery — a practical guide to jQuery filter not with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

filter can take a selector or a function.

filter not

$('li').filter('.active');
$('li').not('.disabled');
$('li').filter(function () {
  return $(this).data('score') > 5;
});