Find the position of an element within a list

Question

I\'m looking to find the position (i.e. the order) of a clicked element within a list using jQuery.

I have:

 
Element 1         


        

Answer 1

A more efficient version of Cletus' answer, which doesn't require finding parents and children:

$("li").on("click", function() {
  var index = $(this).index();
  alert(index);
});

 
Element 1
 
Element 2
 
Element 3
 
Element 4