What is the difference between using .first () and .eq (0)?

Question

What is the difference between using these two methods to extract the first item in a collection?

Answer 1

Adapted from jQuery 1.7.1 source code :

,first:function(){return this.eq(0)},last:function(){return this.eq(-1)} 

Since you suspected .first() is just a wrapper calling .eq() .

Conclusion: no difference. :)

Answer 2

As far as I know, there is no difference.