jQuery Misc get() Method


The get() method in jQuery is used to get the DOM elements matched by the selector.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).get(index)

Above, the index specifies which of the matching elements to get.

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery get() method 

Example

 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(){
      $("button").click(function(){
         var res = $("li").get(2);
         $("span").text(res.innerHTML);
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Devices</h2>
<ol>
<li>TV</li>
<li>Laptop</li>
<li>Headphone</li>
<li>Earphone</li>
<li>SSD</li>
</ol>
<button>3rd li element</button><br>
<span></span>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Now, click on the button −

Example

Let us now see another example −

 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(){
      $("button").click(function(){
         var res = $("li").get(4);
         $("span").text(res.innerHTML);
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Devices</h2>
<ol>
<li>TV</li>
<li>Laptop</li>
<li>Headphone</li>
<li>Earphone</li>
<li>SSD</li>
</ol>
<button>5th li element</button><br>
<span></span>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

On clicking the 5th li element −

Updated on: 31-Dec-2019

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