jQuery eq()

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This jQuery method is used to fetch the element on a specific index given by the user of the selected HTML elements.
This jQuery method is used in filtering the desired elements with jQuery.
To return the first element of the selected HTML element, use first() jQuery method.
To return the last element of the selected HTML element, use last() jQuery method.

Related Topics:

jQuery nextUntil

jQuery nextAll

jQuery eq

Syntax:

$(selector).eq(index) ;

Paraeter Description:

index: This parameter is used to specify the index of the element. It can be either a positive or negative value. If you are using the negative value then this method start the counting from the end. It is mandatory.

Example:

In this example, we will select the second last heading of the div element.

<html>
 <head>
 <title> jQuery Example </title>
 <script type = "text/javascript"
        src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
      </script>
<style>
div{
background:lightgray;
padding:10px;
margin:10px;
font-size:20px;
}
h3{
padding:10px;
margin:10px;
}
button{
background:green;
padding:10px;
color:white;
border:1px solid green;
}
</style>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
 $("button").click(function(){
       $("div h3").eq(-2).css({"border":"3px solid green","background":"yellow"});
});
});
</script>
 </head>
 <body>

<h2> jQuery eq() Method Example </h2>
<div>
<h3> This is the first heading of div element </h3>
<h3> This is the second heading of div element </h3>
<h3> This is the second last heading of div element </h3>
<h3> This is the last heading of div element </h3>
</div>
<button> Click Me! </button>
 </body>
</html>