css select sibling code example

Example 1: css select all siblings after element

/*To match to any sibling element after the selector on the left,
  use the tilde symbol '~'. This is called the general sibling combinator. */

h1 ~ p {
  color: black;
}

Example 2: adjacent sibling selector

/*The adjacent sibling combinator (+) separates two 
selectors and matches the second element only if 
it immediately follows the first element, and
both are children of the same parent element.*/

li:first-of-type + li {
  color: red;
}

<ul>
  <li>One</li> // The sibling 
  <li>Two</li> // This adjacent sibling will be red
  <li>Three</li>
</ul>

Example 3: css select sibling

/*
Adjecent Sibling Selector
-------------------------
example: Select all <p> tags that immediatly follows after <div> tag
*/
div + p {
  background-color: yellow;
}

/*
General Sibling Selector
-------------------------
example: Select all <p> tags that has a sibling with a <div> tag
*/
div ~ p {
  background-color: yellow;
}

Example 4: sibling selector css

/*General Sibling*/
/*The general sibling selector selects all elements that are siblings of a specified element.
The following example selects all <p> elements that are siblings of <div> elements: */
/*<div></div>
  <p></p>*/
div ~ p{
}

/*Adjacent Sibling*/
/*The adjacent sibling selector is used to select an element that is directly after another specific element.
Sibling elements must have the same parent element, and "adjacent" means "immediately following".
The following example selects the first <p> element that are placed immediately after <div> elements*/
/*<div><p></p></div>
  */
div + p{
}

Example 5: css selector for sibling element

/* Paragraphs that come immediately after any image */
img + p {
  font-weight: bold;
}

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