How to access index of an element in jQuery?


To access the index of an element in jQuery, use the eq() method. The eq() method refers the position of the element.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to access index of an element in jQuery,

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
   $('ul li').eq(2).css({'background-color':'#E6B16A'});});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<ul>
  <li>India</li>
  <li>US</li>
  <li>UK</li>
  <li>Australia</li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

Updated on: 09-Dec-2019

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