jQuery | Misc toArray() Method

Last Updated : 27 Feb, 2019

The toArray() Method in jQuery is used to return the elements that are matched by the jQuery selector as an array. Syntax

$(selector).toArray()

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters. Example 1: This method uses toArray() method to display the paragraph in form of array.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head> 
    <title>
        jQuery Misc toArray() Method
    </title>
    
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
</head> 

<body style="text-align:center;">
    
    <h1 style = "color:green;" >  
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>  
    
    <h2>jQuery Misc toArray() Method</h2>
    
    <button>Click</button>
    
    <p>Geeks1</p>
    <p>Geeks2</p>
    <p>Geeks3</p>
    
    <!-- Script to use toArray() method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
            $("button").click(function() {
                var i;
                var x = $("p").toArray()
                for (i = 0; i< x.length; i++) {
                    alert(x[i].innerHTML);
                }
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Before Click on the button:
After Click on the button:

Example 2: This example use toArray() method to display the array element.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head> 
    <title>
        jQuery Misc toArray() Method
    </title>
    
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
</head> 

<body style="text-align:center">

    <h1 style="color:green;">  
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>  
    
    <h2>jQuery Misc toArray() Method</h2>
    
    <button>Click</button>
    
    <p>Geeks1-Geeks2-Geeks3</p>
    
    <div style="color:lightgreen;"></div>
    
    <!-- This example use toArray() method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function(){
            $("button").click(function(){
                var i;
                var x = $("p").toArray()
                for (i = 0; i< x.length; i++) {
                    $("div").text(x[i].innerHTML);
                }
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>

</html>