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<html lang="en">

<head>

  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title>eq selector vs eq method</title>

  <style>

    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }

    .box { display: inline-block; width: 60px; height: 40px; margin: 4px; background: #e2e8f0; text-align: center; line-height: 40px; }

    .picked { background: #2563eb; color: #fff; }

    #note { margin-top: 12px; padding: 12px; background: #fef3c7; border: 1px solid #f59e0b; }

  </style>

</head>

<body>

  <div class="box">0</div>

  <div class="box">1</div>

  <div class="box">2</div>

  <div class="box">3</div>

  <div id="note"></div>

  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    // Recommended since jQuery 3.4 — :eq() pseudo-class is deprecated

    $(".box").eq(2).addClass("picked");

    $("#note").text("$(".box").eq(2) picks the third box (index 2)");

  </script>

</body>

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