JQuery methods and DOM properties

Question

I am confused as to when I can use the DOM properties and when I could use the Jquery methods on a Jquery object. Say, I use a selector

var $elemSel = $(\'#myDi         


        

Answer 1

Because there can be more than one match in jQuery selectors you need to get the elements out of the "array".

You can use the get method to return a single DOM element or an array or DOM elements.

eg:

var elims = $("div").get();
for(var i in elims)
    alert(elims[i].nodeName);

Edit:

$elemSel.get(0).is(':checked') will not work because you are getting the Dom object and then trying to use jQuery functions on it. If you want to get a single jQuery element use eq.

$elemSel.eq(0).is(':checked');