only-of-type selector
Description: Selects all elements that have no siblings with the same element name.
version added: 1.9jQuery( ":only-of-type" )
If the parent has other child elements with the same element name, nothing is matched.
Example:
Change the text and add a border for each button that is the only child button of its parent.
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>only-of-type demo</title> <style> div { width: 100px; height: 80px; margin: 5px; float: left; background: #b9e; } span { padding: 2px; margin: 3px; line-height: 1.4; border: 1px solid #000; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script> </head> <body> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <div> None </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> <span>Sibling!</span> <span>Sibling!</span> </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <script> $( "button:only-of-type" ).text( "Alone" ).css( "border", "2px blue solid" ); </script> </body> </html>