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

1

 $("ul.rootlist > target-element")
2   $("ul.rootlist").find(target-element).eq(0) (only one instance)
3   $("ul.rootlist").children(target-element)

there are probably many other ways