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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T15:25:04+00:00 2026-06-03T15:25:04+00:00

why are some developers using JQuery’s .find-function like this: $(document).find(‘.progress’).show(); If you know the

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why are some developers using JQuery’s .find-function like this:

$(document).find('.progress').show();

If you know the name of the class, you can just use:

$('.progress').show();

Even if i have ul-lists and want to select all li-children i can do this just with

$('li')...

Appreciate some clarity…Thanks!

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    2026-06-03T15:25:06+00:00Added an answer on June 3, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    The point of .find() is to find elements within a parent element.

    There is no point in $(document).find(...).

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