JQuery select all except first

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In jQuery how do I use a selector to access all but the first of an element? So in the following code only the second and third element would be accessed. I know I can access them manually but there could be any number of elements so thats not possible. Thanks.

<div class='test'></div>
<div class='test'></div>
<div class='test'></div>

Best Answer

$("div.test:not(:first)").hide();

or:

$("div.test:not(:eq(0))").hide();

or:

$("div.test").not(":eq(0)").hide();

or:

$("div.test:gt(0)").hide();

or: (as per @Jordan Lev's comment):

$("div.test").slice(1).hide();

and so on.

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