jQuery filtering selector to remove nested elements matching pattern

Question

Given this sample markup (assuming a random number of elements between .outer and .inner:

Answer 1

$('.outer').children('.inner');

That would select any inner that sits immediately below an outer. I'm not really clear on which div you're trying to select for. Is it a, b, c, or d? Having something called outer nested within something called inner doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Maybe if you could provide a more specific example?