Sometimes, we want to get the first element rather than using [0] in jQuery.
In this article, we’ll look at how to get the first element rather than using [0] in jQuery.
How to get the first element rather than using [0] in jQuery?
To get the first element rather than using [0] in jQuery, we can use the get method.
For instance, we write:
<div>
foo
</div>
<div>
bar
</div>
<div>
baz
</div>
to add a few divs.
Then we write:
const el = $('div').get(0)
console.log(el)
to select all the divs with $.
Then we call get with 0 to return the first one selected.
Therefore, el is the div with text ‘foo’.
Conclusion
To get the first element rather than using [0] in jQuery, we can use the get method.
