What is the difference between jQuery's space and > selectors?

Question

What\'s the difference between the space and > selectors? And possibly related, how can I look for something that\'s the direct child of something else, and not lower down the d

Answer 1

look at this..

$(".testit > a") //match the first  tag below
$(".testit a") // matches all  tag below


  All the rules will match this
  
    second rule can only select this