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  <title>jQuery .not() vs .filter()</title>

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  <h3>.not('.active')</h3>

  <ul id="not-demo">

    <li>Home</li>

    <li class="active">About</li>

    <li>Services</li>

    <li class="active">Contact</li>

    <li>Blog</li>

  </ul>



  <h3>.filter('.active')</h3>

  <ul id="filter-demo">

    <li>Home</li>

    <li class="active">About</li>

    <li>Services</li>

    <li class="active">Contact</li>

    <li>Blog</li>

  </ul>



  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    $("#not-demo li").not(".active").css("color", "gray");

    $("#filter-demo li").filter(".active").css("color", "blue");

  </script>

</body>

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