jQuery index() with examples
The index() method in jQuery is used to return the index position of specified elements relative to other specified elements.
Syntax
The syntax is as follows −
$(selector).index()
Example
Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery index() method −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("li").click(function(){
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = $(this).index();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Devices</h2>
<ol>
<li>TV</li>
<li>Laptop</li>
<li>Headphone</li>
<li>Earphone</li>
<li>SSD</li>
</ol>
<p>Index = <span id="demo"> </span></p>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Now, to get the index of any of the list items, just click on it as shown below. We clicked “Headphone” here −
Published on 31-Dec-2019 12:42:11
