What is difference between get() and eq() in jquery?

Question

What is the difference between

var row1 = $(\'tr\').get(0);

and

var row2 = $(\'tr\').eq(0);

Answer 1

The .get() method returns a DOM element at the given index.

The .eq() method returns a DOM element at the given index, wrapped in a jQuery object.

Another difference is that if you don't pass an argument to .get(), it will return an Array of the DOM elements in the jQuery object.

Answer 2

get(0) returns the first DOM element matched by the selector.

eq(0) returns a jQuery object containing the first DOM element matched by the selector.

In other words, $("selector").get(0) is equivalent to $("selector").eq(0).get(0).