<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("li").click(function(){
alert($(this).index());
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the list items to get the index position, relative to its sibling elements</p>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Milk</li>
<li>Soda</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>