When I used inspect elements in Google Chrome there is always == $0 at the end of the selected element. This is something new and I hadn't see it in the older versions of the Google Chrome:
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Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani
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Dev Tools remembers the last five DOM elements (or JavaScript heap objects) that you've selected in the tab (or Profiles panel). It makes those objects available as
$0,$1,$2,$3, and$4. $0 returns the most recently selected element or JavaScript object, $1 returns the second most recently selected one, and so on.
See this for more information.
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So that I can access and use it in the console? what is it useful for? – Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani Jul 06 '16 at 12:35
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$0 is the current Element You can do $0.addEventListener and other html stuff
$0 is just plain <div id="cBoxCurrent"/> dom node
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