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jQuery eq() with Examples

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  • Last Updated : 14 Nov, 2022
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The eq() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery which is used to locate the selected elements directly and returns an element with specific index. 

Syntax:

$(selector).eq(index)

Parameters: Here the parameter “index” specifies the index of the element.
Can either be positive or a negative number. 

NOTE:

  • The index number always starts at 0, so the first number will have index 0 (not 1).
  • Using a negative number as an index starts the index count from the end of the list.

jQuery code to show the working of the eq() method:

Example 1: Below code will select the specified elements. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>GeeksForGeeks articles</title>
  <script src=
  </script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
      $(".heading").eq(0).css("color", "red");
      $(".heading").eq(2).css("color", "yellow");
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <h1 class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</h1>
  <h2 class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</h2>
  <h3 class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</h3>
  <h4 class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</h4>
</body>
</html>


Output:

  

Example 2: Below code will select the specified elements with negative index. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>GeeksForGeeks articles</title>
  <script src=
  </script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
      $(".heading").eq(-2).addClass("style");
      $(".heading").eq(-4).addClass("style");
    });
  </script>
  <style>
    .style {
      color: red;
      font-family: fantasy;
      font-size: 20px;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <ul>
    <li class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</li>
    <li class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</li>
    <li class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</li>
    <li class="heading">GeeksForGeeks</li>
  </ul>
</body>
</html>


Output:

 

jQuery : eq() vs get():

  • .eq() returns it as a jQuery object, meaning the DOM element is wrapped in the jQuery wrapper, which means that it accepts jQuery functions.
  • .get() returns an array of raw DOM elements.

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