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.children() method.
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jquery-children-example.html
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<title>.children() method</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
// children() only travels a single level down the DOM tree while .find() can traverse down multiple levels
$('li').children().css('background','red');
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<ul id="parent">
<li>Parent 1</li>
<li>Parent 2
<ul id="children">
<li>Child 1</li>
<li>Child 2</li>
<li>Child 3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Parent 3</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
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