| Method | Description | 
| add() | Adds elements to the set of matched elements | 
| addBack() | Adds the previous set of elements to the current set | 
| andSelf() | Deprecated in version 1.8. An alias for 
addBack() | 
| children() | Returns all direct children of the selected element | 
| closest() | Returns the first ancestor of the selected element | 
| contents() | Returns all direct children of the selected element (including 
text and comment nodes) | 
| each() | Executes a function for each matched element | 
	
| end() | Ends the most recent filtering operation in the current chain, and return the 
set of matched elements to its previous state | 
	
| eq() | Returns an element with a specific index number of the selected elements | 
	
| filter() | Reduce the set of matched elements to those that match the selector or pass 
the function's test | 
	
| find() | Returns descendant elements of the selected element | 
	
| first() | Returns the first element of the selected elements | 
	
| has() | Returns all elements that have one or more elements inside of them | 
	
| is() | Checks the set of matched elements against a selector/element/jQuery object, 
and return true if at least one of these elements matches the given arguments | 
	
| last() | Returns the last element of the selected elements | 
	
| map() | Passes each element in the matched set through a function, producing a new jQuery object containing the return values | 
	
| next() | Returns the next sibling element of the selected element | 
	
| nextAll() | Returns all next sibling elements of the selected element | 
	
| nextUntil() | Returns all next sibling elements between two given arguments | 
	
| not() | Remove elements from the set of matched elements | 
	
| offsetParent() | Returns the first positioned parent element | 
	
| parent() | Returns the direct parent element of the selected element | 
	
| parents() | Returns all ancestor elements of the selected element | 
	
| parentsUntil() | Returns all ancestor elements between two given arguments | 
	
| prev() | Returns the previous sibling element of the selected element | 
	
| prevAll() | Returns all previous sibling elements of the selected element | 
	
| prevUntil() | Returns all previous sibling elements between two given arguments | 
	
| siblings() | Returns all sibling elements of the selected element | 
	
| slice() | Reduces the set of matched elements to a subset specified by a range of 
indices |