jQuery <ul> get direct children elements
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Selecting the Direct Child Elements in jQuery</title> <style> .highlight{/* w w w. j ava 2s. co m*/ background: yellow; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("ul").children().addClass("highlight"); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h1>Hello World</h1> <p>This is a <em>simple paragraph</em>.</p> <ul> <li>Item One</li> <li>Item Two</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>