Is it possible to convert this jquery chain returning a string into an array without a separate iteration? -

i have html snippet following

<tr class="new"> <td>    <input name="id" type="checkbox"/>    <span>9</span> </td> <td> // other stuff... </td> </tr> // other table rows <tr class="new"> <td>    <input name="id" type="checkbox"/>    <span>12</span> </td> <td> // other stuff... </td> </tr> 

currently, .find('.new').find('input[name="id"]:checked').next().text().trim(); gives me string "912".

is there anyway can array [9,12] or ["9","12"] without having explicitly iterate through list of inputs returned .find snippet? open changing query in order avoid iteration.

you can use .map(), this:

var arr = $('.new input[name="id"]:checked + span').map(function() {             return $.trim((this).text());           }).get(); 

if want array of numbers, add +, this:

var arr = $('.new input[name="id"]:checked + span').map(function() {             return +$.trim((this).text());           }).get();