Why is .index() always returning 0

Question

I\'m confused as to why .index() is returning 0 in this code. Shouldn\'t it return the index of where it\'s found in the array of jquery objects?

Answer 1

index is always 0 because the is the 1st child in its parent (the

).

Try getting the

's index instead.

$(this).parent().index()

NOTE: Your HTML isn't valid. The only valid children of

s are
• s.