What is the difference between jQuery.map() and jQuery.each() Functions in jQuery?



jQuery map function

The map method translates a set of elements in the jQuery object into another set of values in a jQuery array which may, or may not contain elements.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with jQuery.map() method:

Live Demo

<html>    <head>       <title>jQuery Map Method</title>       <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>               <script>          $(document).ready(function(){                         var mappedItems = $("li").map(function (index) {                var replacement = $("<li>").text($(this).text()).get(0);                                if (index == 0) {                   // make the first item all caps                   $(replacement).text($(replacement).text().toUpperCase());                } else if (index == 1 || index == 3) {                   // delete the second and fourth items                   replacement = null;                } else if (index == 2) {                   // make two of the third item and add some text                   replacement = [replacement,$("<li>").get(0)];                   $(replacement[0]).append("<b> - A</b>");                   $(replacement[1]).append("Extra <b> - B</b>");                }                // replacement will be an dom element, null,                // or an array of dom elements                return replacement;             });                             $("#results").append(mappedItems);          });       </script>               <style>          body {             font-size:16px;          }          ul {             float:left;             margin:0 30px;             color:blue;          }          #results {             color:red;          }       </style>    </head>        <body>       <ul>          <li>First</li>          <li>Second</li>          <li>Third</li>          <li>Fourth</li>          <li>Fifth</li>       </ul>               <ul id = "results">       </ul>            </body>     </html>

jQuery each function

The each() method is a function to run for each matching element.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with each function in jQuery:

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){    $("button").click(function(){       $("li").each(function(){          alert($(this).text())       });    }); }); </script> </head> <body> <button>Value</button> <ol>   <li>India</li>   <li>US</li>   <li>UK</li> </ol> </body> </html>
Updated on: 2019-12-09T11:12:13+05:30

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