{"id":688,"date":"2023-08-25T17:22:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/api.jquery.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:35:35","slug":"uniqueSort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/api.jquery.com\/uniqueSort\/","title":{"rendered":".uniqueSort()"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"uniqueSort1\" class=\"entry method\"><h2 class=\"section-title\">\n<span class=\"name\">.uniqueSort()<\/span><span class=\"returns\">Returns: <a href=\"http:\/\/api.jquery.com\/Types\/#jQuery\">jQuery<\/a><\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"desc\"><strong>Description: <\/strong>Sorts a jQuery object of DOM elements, in place, with the duplicates removed. Note that this only works on jQuery objects consisting of DOM elements, not strings or numbers.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"signatures\"><li class=\"signature\">\n<h4 class=\"name\">\n<span class=\"version-details\">version added: <a href=\"\/category\/version\/3.7\/\">3.7<\/a><\/span><a id=\"uniqueSort\" href=\"#uniqueSort\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><\/span>.uniqueSort()<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n<ul><li><div class=\"null-signature\">This method does not accept any arguments.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"longdesc\" id=\"entry-longdesc\">\n    <p>The <code>.uniqueSort()<\/code> function searches through a jQuery object, sorting it in document order, and removing any duplicate nodes. A node is considered a duplicate if it is the <em>exact same<\/em> node as one already in the jQuery object; two different nodes with identical attributes are not considered to be duplicates. This function only works on jQuery objects consisting of DOM elements.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-examples\" id=\"entry-examples\"><header><h2>Examples:<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"entry-example\" id=\"example-0\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\tExample 1<\/h3>\n<p>Removes any duplicate elements from the jQuery object of divs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syntaxhighlighter xml\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"gutter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n1\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n2\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n3\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n4\">4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n5\">5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n6\">6<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n7\">7<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n8\">8<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n9\">9<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n10\">10<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n11\">11<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n12\">12<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n13\">13<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n14\">14<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n15\">15<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n16\">16<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n17\">17<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n18\">18<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n19\">19<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n20\">20<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n21\">21<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n22\">22<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n23\">23<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n24\">24<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n25\">25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n26\">26<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n27\">27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n28\">28<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n29\">29<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n30\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n31\">31<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n32\">32<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n33\">33<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n34\">34<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n35\">35<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n36\">36<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n37\">37<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n38\">38<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n39\">39<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n40\">40<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n41\">41<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n42\">42<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n43\">43<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n44\">44<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<pre><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;!doctype <span class=\"hljs-meta-keyword\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">lang<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"en\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">meta<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">charset<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"utf-8\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span>uniqueSort demo<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"css\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">div<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">color<\/span>: blue;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">src<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-4.0.0.js\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span>There are 6 divs in this document.<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"dup\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"dup\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"dup\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"javascript\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> divs = $( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> ).get();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Add 3 elements of class dup too (they are divs)<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>divs = divs.concat( $( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\".dup\"<\/span> ).get() );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ Create a jQuery object from `divs`.<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> elems = $( divs );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .eq( <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .text( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Pre-uniqueSort there are \"<\/span> + elems.length + <span class=\"hljs-string\">\" elements in the collection.\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>elems = elems.uniqueSort(); <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .eq( <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .text( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Post-uniqueSort there are \"<\/span> + elems.length + <span class=\"hljs-string\">\" elements in the collection.\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .css( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"color\"<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"red\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Demo:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"demo code-demo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-example\" id=\"example-1\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\tExample 2<\/h3>\n<p>Locate all the divs preceding the last item and wrap them with a div with class <code>wrapper<\/code> - with or without <code><a href=\"\/uniqueSort\/\">.uniqueSort()<\/a><\/code>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syntaxhighlighter xml\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"gutter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n1\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n2\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n3\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n4\">4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n5\">5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n6\">6<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n7\">7<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n8\">8<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n9\">9<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n10\">10<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n11\">11<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n12\">12<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n13\">13<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n14\">14<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n15\">15<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n16\">16<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n17\">17<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n18\">18<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n19\">19<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n20\">20<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n21\">21<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n22\">22<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n23\">23<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n24\">24<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n25\">25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n26\">26<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n27\">27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n28\">28<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n29\">29<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n30\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n31\">31<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n32\">32<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n33\">33<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n34\">34<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n35\">35<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n36\">36<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n37\">37<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n38\">38<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n39\">39<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n40\">40<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n41\">41<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n42\">42<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n43\">43<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n44\">44<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n45\">45<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n46\">46<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n47\">47<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n48\">48<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n49\">49<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n50\">50<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n51\">51<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n52\">52<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n53\">53<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n54\">54<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n55\">55<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n56\">56<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n57\">57<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n58\">58<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n59\">59<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n60\">60<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n61\">61<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n62\">62<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n63\">63<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n64\">64<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n65\">65<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n66\">66<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n67\">67<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n68\">68<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n69\">69<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n70\">70<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n71\">71<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<pre><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;!doctype <span class=\"hljs-meta-keyword\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">lang<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"en\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">meta<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">charset<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"utf-8\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span>uniqueSort demo<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"css\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">body<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">display<\/span>: flex;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.container<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">display<\/span>: flex;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">margin<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">50px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.wrapper<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">position<\/span>: relative;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">display<\/span>: flex;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">padding<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">30px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">background<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">#def<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">border<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">2px<\/span> solid black;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.wrapper<\/span><span class=\"hljs-selector-pseudo\">::before<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">content<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">attr<\/span>(data-content);<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">position<\/span>: absolute;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">top<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">15px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">left<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">15px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.item<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">display<\/span>: flex;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">justify-content<\/span>: center;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">align-items<\/span>: center;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">width<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">70px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">height<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">70px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">background<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">#abc<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">border<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">2px<\/span> solid black;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">margin<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">10px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">font-size<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">50px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">src<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-4.0.0.js\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"container\"<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">id<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"container-1\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>1<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>2<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>3<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"container\"<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">id<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"container-2\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>1<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>2<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">class<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"item\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>3<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"javascript\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"#container-1\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .find( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\".item\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .last()<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .prevAll()<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .wrapAll( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"&lt;div class='wrapper' data-content='No uniqueSort'&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"#container-2\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .find( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\".item\"<\/span> )<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .last()<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .prevAll()<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .uniqueSort()<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  .wrapAll( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"&lt;div class='wrapper' data-content='With uniqueSort'&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Demo:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"demo code-demo\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorts a jQuery object of DOM elements, in place, with the duplicates removed. 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