Selecting only first-level elements in jquery

Question

How can I select the link elements of only the parent

from a list like this?

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Answer 1

You can also use $("ul li:first-child") to only get the direct children of the UL.

I agree though, you need an ID or something else to identify the main UL otherwise it will just select them all. If you had a div with an ID around the UL the easiest thing to do would be$("#someDiv > ul > li")