JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Nick Craver
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<div class="box">
<p>
content
</p>
</div>
<div class="box">
<p>
content
</p>
</div>
<div class="box">
<p>
content
</p>
</div>
JavaScript
$(".box").each(function(i, div) {
div.id = "div" + (i+1); //i starts at 0
});
alert($(".box:last").attr("id"));