jQuery Misc toArray() Method
Example
Convert the <li> elements to an array, then alert the innerHTML of the array elements:
$("button").click(function(){
var x = $("li").toArray()
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
alert(x[i].innerHTML);
}
});
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Definition and Usage
The toArray() method returns the elements matched by the jQuery selector as an array.
Syntax
$(selector).toArray()