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Asked: 2026-05-30T10:50:37+00:00

After getting an element like this $(‘.votes > a > img’).get(0) I am unable

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After getting an element like this

$('.votes > a > img').get(0)

I am unable to call closest('img') on it. For example

$('.votes > a > img').get(0).closest('img')

I get an error saying there’s no method called ‘closest’.

But the following WILL work

$('.votes > a > img').closest('img')  // removed .get(0)

Can someone please explain why this is?

I really don’t understand especially when I comare it to this on jsfiddle. In the jsfiddle version there’s a call to ('li.item-a').closest('ul').css('background-color', 'red');​ which to me seems the same as my $('.votes > a > img').get(0).closest('img')

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  1. Editorial Team

    Replace get with eq, see the updated jsfiddle:

    Basically, eq returns a jQuery object that you can reuse, but get gives you a DOM element, which is not jQuery and will not allow you to call closest or other jQuery methods on it. See this SOq where you have more answers regarding the get vs. eq difference:

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