jQuery - using inArray() to find index of jQuery object

Question

I have a few divs that I\'d like to put into an array.

When I try to use jQuery.inArray(), my div (as a jQuery object) isn\'t found. Why not?

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Answer 1

Two objects are never the same, so when you do

var object1 = $('#div1');
var object2 = $('#div1');

even if you have the same element, the objects are not the same

If you use the same object, it works

var div1 = $('#div1');
var div2 = $('#div2');
var div3 = $('#div3');

var myArray = [ div1, div2, div3 ];

jQuery.inArray( div1 , myArray); // returns 0