Using jQuery how to select the first next element(s) that matches a certain selector?

Asked 2010-12-10T06:25:44.200

How to select a node after $(this) that matches a certain selector?

eg:

<textarea id="foo"></textarea>
<a href="#">someLink</a>
<a href="#">someOtherLink</a>
<textarea id="bar"></textarea>

With out directly selecting #bar via $("#bar"), how can i select it from within #foo?

javascript jquery

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$('#foo').siblings('textarea:first').addClass('found');

answered 2010-12-10T06:30:08.883