Filtering

jQuery provides methods for filtering the current selection.

method	description
filter(sel \| cb)	Creates a new jQuery object by filtering the collection using a given selector or callback function. The sel parameter can be string with css selector DOM element or array of DOM elements an existing jQuery object The cb callback must return a boolean value. It has two parameters: index - zero-based index of current element element - the current DOM element, you can also use the this keyword to access the current element
not(sel \| cb)	Creates a new jQuery object by removing the specified elements using a given selector or callback function. The sel parameter can be string with css selector DOM element or array of DOM elements an existing jQuery object The cb callback must return a boolean value. It has two parameters: index - zero-based index of current element element - the current DOM element, you can also use the this keyword to access the current element
even()	Creates a new jQuery object from the even elements. Counting starts from zero.
odd()	Creates a new jQuery object from the odd elements. Counting starts from zero.
end()	Ends the most recent filtering operation in the current chain and returns previous state. Some methods create a new jQuery object based on the current jQuery object. When this happens, a new object will be pushed onto the stack, which is stored inside the object. If you want to revert to the previous selection, call this method.