Question

I am a bit confused between these 2 selectors.

Does the descendent selector:

div p

select all p within a div whether or not it’s an immediate descedent? So if the p is inside another div it will still be selected?

Then the child selector:

div > p

Whats the difference? Does a child mean immediate child? Eg.

<div><p>

vs

<div><div><p>

will both be selected, or not?

Answer 1

Just think of what the words “child” and “descendant” mean in English:

• My daughter is both my child and my descendant
• My granddaughter is not my child, but she is my descendant.