Question

I ran into this code today:

$("#features").tabs("#someid > .someclass", {
    effect: 'fade',
    fadeInSpeed: 500,
    fadeOutSpeed: 500,
    rotate: true
});

I can’t figure out what the > does in this code.

Answer 1

It means direct descendant (only one level down). In other words, .someclass elements have to be children of #someid but not grandchildren (or grand-grandchildren, etc.).

Relevant documentation: http://api.jquery.com/child-selector/