jQuery to loop through elements with the same class

When working with JavaScript and jQuery, it is often necessary to loop through elements with the same class in order to perform certain actions or apply changes to each element individually. In this blog post, we will explore different solutions to achieve this using jQuery.

Solution 1: Using the .each() method

The .each() method in jQuery allows us to iterate over a collection of elements and perform a function on each element individually. To loop through elements with the same class, we can select the elements using the class selector and then use the .each() method to iterate over them.

$('.your-class').each(function() {
  // Code to be executed for each element
});

Here, ‘.your-class’ should be replaced with the class name of the elements you want to loop through.

Solution 2: Using the .forEach() method

If you prefer to use plain JavaScript instead of jQuery, you can achieve the same result using the .forEach() method. This method is available on arrays, so we need to convert the jQuery object into an array before using it.

Array.from($('.your-class')).forEach(function(element) {
  // Code to be executed for each element
});

Again, ‘.your-class’ should be replaced with the class name of the elements you want to loop through.

Example: Changing the text of each element

Let’s see an example of how to use the .each() method to change the text of each element with the same class:

$('.your-class').each(function() {
  $(this).text('New text');
});

This code will change the text of each element with the class ‘your-class’ to ‘New text’.

Conclusion

Looping through elements with the same class is a common task when working with JavaScript and jQuery. By using the .each() method or the .forEach() method, you can easily iterate over these elements and perform actions or apply changes to each element individually.