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

Another reason that .index() could return 0 is if you are using it like so:

$('matched elements').click(function(){
    console.log($(this).index()); // will be 0 in some cases
});

Correct way:

$('matched elements').click(function(){
    console.log($('matched elements').index($(this))); // will be the index within set of matched elements
});