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Asked: 2026-05-26T06:14:38+00:00

<html> <div> <ul> <li><a>a</a></li> <li><a>b</a></li> <li><a>c</a></li> <li><a>d</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a>e</a></li> <li><a>f</a></li> <li><a>g</a></li> <li><a>h</a></li> </ul>

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<html>
    <div>
        <ul>
            <li><a>a</a></li>
            <li><a>b</a></li>
            <li><a>c</a></li>
            <li><a>d</a></li>
        </ul>
        <ul>
            <li><a>e</a></li>
            <li><a>f</a></li>
            <li><a>g</a></li>
            <li><a>h</a></li>
        </ul>
        <ul>
            <li><a>i</a></li>
            <li><a>j</a></li>
            <li><a>k</a></li>
            <li><a>l</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>

    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function(){
            alert($("div a:first-child").text());    

            $("div").each(function(){
                alert($(this).find("a:first-child").text());
            });
        });    
    </script>
</html>

I want to get the first “” element in the div

But I have tried two ways like below and cannot got it.

Can anybody teach me please?

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function(){
        alert($("div a:first-child").text());   

        $("div").each(function(){
            alert($(this).find("a:first-child").text());
        });
    }); 
</script>
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  1. Editorial Team

    You could do this, I think:

    $("div a").first().text();
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