Adding index number to each chosen element:
// DOM caching var $comments = $('.comment'); $.each($comments, function(index, comment) { var $comment = $(comment); $comment.find('.comment_ratings').remove(); //console.log('comment log: ',$comment); }); // DOM elements $("div").each(function(index, value) { console.log('div' + index + ':' + $(this).attr('id')); // outputs: div1:header, div2:body, div3:footer }); // arrays var numberArray = [0,1,2,3,4,5]; $.each(numberArray , function(index, value){ console.log(index + ':' + value); // outputs: 1:1 2:2 3:3 4:4 5:5 }); // objects var obj = { one:1, two:2, three:3, four:4, five:5 }; $.each(obj, function(i, val) { console.log(val); // outputs: 1 2 3 4 5 }); // json (function($) { var json = [ { "red": "#f00" }, { "green": "#0f0" }, { "blue": "#00f" } ]; $.each(json, function() { $.each(this, function(name, value) { console.log(name + '=' + value); // outputs: red=#f00 green=#0f0 blue=#00f }); }); });