Question

How to select an element by id from a jquery collection?

e.g.

var jQObj = $("div");

How to access a div with id say div_1_1 from the collection jQObj?

Thanks

Answer 1

It depends on the structure within jQQbj.
If #div_1_1 is on the “top level” you need to invoke .filter():

var $myDiv = jQQj.filter('#div_1_1');

wheres if div_1_1 is somewhere as childnode invoke .find():

var $myDiv = jQQj.find('#div_1_1');

Reference: .filter(), .find()