Mega Code Archive
Finds all children of the element with id main
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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#main > *").css("border", "3px solid red");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<span id="main">
<div>asdf</div>
<button>Child</button>
<span>A Span</span>
</span>
</body>
</html>
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