javascript - Trying to remove element from DOM using jQuery -

i have dom element can accessed javascript using

rectangle=document.getelementsbytagname("rectangle")[index]; 

i trying remove dom, using jquery, follows.

element=jquery('rectangle').get(index); element.remove(); 

however firebug returns error

typeerror: element.remove not function 

$.get returns standard domelement. create jquery object , then $.remove work.

element=jquery(jquery('rectangle').get(index)); element.remove(); 

better yet, in 1 step , use $.eq instead of $.get:

element=jquery('rectangle').eq(index); element.remove();