jquery selector result is prevObject: e.fn.e.init[3] how do I get an element from that

Question

I have a selector $('.element') is returning prevObject: e.fn.e.init[3]. I looked into the results and the first object there is what I need. 2 questions here. What is prevObject? Also how can I select from the result the first object. Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

To access the first element, simply use [0] or .get(0)

prevObject is the result of the previous jQuery function call if the calls were chained together. It's what allows the .end() call to pop the jQuery chain back to a prior state.