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What is the difference direct descendent (>) vs. descendant in jQuery selectors?

What's the difference between these two jQuery statements? They seem to do the same thing by getting all the children div tags.

$("#mainblock div")

$("#mainblock > div")
Solution

  • $("#mainblock > div") = the childs only level

    $("#mainblock div") = all the childs+desendants.