What does the .end() function do in jQuery?

Question

I have already read this web page http://api.jquery.com/end/ but I am still clueless on what .end() actually does. What is it for and how do you use it?

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Answer 1

The following functions can be used to alter your jQuery selection, typically to make your selection more specific, or inclusive/exclusive:

add, andSelf, children, filter, find, map, next, nextAll, not, parent, parents, prev, prevAll, siblings, slice, clone, appendTo, prependTo, insertBefore, insertAfter, or replaceAll

.end() can be used to reset your selection back to your original set of elements, after having done some manipulation on the extended selection.