Adding String to this in jQuery

Question

If this is an HTMLDivElement, how do I avoid doing this ?

$('#' + $(this).id + " > p").foo();

to do something like :

($(this) + $( " > p")).foo();

interjay · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-02 18:05:32Z

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$(this).children('p').foo();

answered May 2, 2010 at 18:05

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2 Comments

I was hoping to concatenate more in the string, but for this children would do.

You can use .find to select any descendants matching a selector, if you don't want direct children.

zaius · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-02 18:06:11Z

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Try this:

$(this).find("> p").foo();

answered May 2, 2010 at 18:06

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