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jQuery's width() method returns the first element in the set.

I have a set of elements and need to know the width of the first. should i filter the set to .eq(0) or leave jQuery to do that.

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<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
 
<style>
div{
width:300px;
height:200px;
}
</style>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<script>
  var div = $("div");
</script>

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console.log(div.eq(0).width());

console.log(div.width());

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• Revision 1: published by adardesign on 3rd July 2011
• Revision 2: published on 3rd July 2011

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