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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T20:27:10+00:00 2026-05-18T20:27:10+00:00

Both work, but is there any advantage / dis-advantage of using one over the

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Both work, but is there any advantage / dis-advantage of using one over the other ?

$("#" + this.id + " > ul > li.active:first")

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$(this).find(" > ul > li.active:first")
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    2026-05-18T20:27:11+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 8:27 pm

    The second selector works, I’d go with that instead of concatenating the ID into the first selector (looks ugly) and making jQuery look for that same element ID again (redundant).

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