jquertil, Try:
$all[0].css('color','#339900'); or $all.eq(0).css('color','#339900'); As Alexsandro pointed out in his response, .get(0) returns the actual DOM element, not a jQuery object, so you can't use jQuery functions (like ".css") on it. Carl jquertil wrote: > $all = $('.listing > .myDivs'); > $all.get(0).css('color','#339900'); > > why would this throw an error "function css does not exist" ?? > > I tried this too with no luck: > > $('.listing > .myDivs').get(0).css('color','#339900'); > > >