jQuery: Direct child of $(this)

Question

Is it possible to, somehow, select a direct child of $(this)?

I have:

var obj = $(this);  
$(\"ul\", obj).css(\'width\',s*w);

And need

Answer 1

The jQuery constructor can take a second parameter which can is used to override the context of the selection.

$("ul", this);

And if you just want the first I think you could do

$("ul:first", this)