Cannot select input jquery

Question

It's a very simple question, but I dont know exactly how to get from .

<div>
    <input>
</div>
<p id="pepe"></p>

The following :

$("#pepe").prev()

gives me the div, how I get the first child (input)

Rory McCrossan · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-02T14:15:35.483

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As you've seen prev() gets the previous sibling element. To get the input from there you need to use find(), along with :first assuming there will be multiple within your actual working HTML:

$("#pepe").prev().find('input:first');

edited Jun 02 '15 at 14:15

answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:11

Rory McCrossan

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wouldn't $.children() would be more efficient? as his input is one level down – stackoverfloweth Jun 02 '15 at 14:14
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@godmode [What is fastest children() or find() in jQuery?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/648004/what-is-fastest-children-or-find-in-jquery) – insertusernamehere Jun 02 '15 at 14:16

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:12

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$("#pepe").prev() is getting you the <div>

try $("#pepe").prev().children('input');

answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:12

stackoverfloweth

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:11

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In your code .prev() point out the div element not the input. if you have search input means use .find() in jquery

$("#pepe").prev().find('input')

answered Jun 02 '15 at 14:11

Sudharsan S

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Cannot select input jquery

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