How can I find the last “li” in a “ul” using jQuery?

Question

I want to check the li that is the last li in ul. How can I check that using jQuery?

Answer 1

$('ul#ulscroller').children('li').last();

http://api.jquery.com/last/

You could also do it like so:

$('ul#ulscroller').children('li:last-child');

http://api.jquery.com/last-selector/

Here's an example to illustrate it: http://jsfiddle.net/TheNix/W92vF/