jQuery Tutorial Tutorials - jQuery .eq() method

The .eq(N) method in jQuery is used to the get the Nth matched element.

jQuery .eq() method Syntax

.eq(index)

index is an interger indicating the 0-based position of the element. If the index is negative,counting backwards from the last element.

jQuery .eq() method Example

example

Highlight the item 3 and the second item counting from backwards.

$('li').eq(2).css('background','cyan');
$('li').eq(-2).css('background','cyan');

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