jQuery: selecting both the current element and the children in a single statement?
<p>i have a jquery code that requires me to apply same changes on an element , its children, and its children's children. I currently am doing it in 3 statements : </p>

<pre><code>    $(this).animate();      
    $(this).children().animate();       
    $(this).children().children().animate();        
</code></pre>

<p>where all three line perform same animation without queuing. is there any way to do it in just a single statement?</p>
