Adding String to this in jQuery
<p>If <strong>this</strong> is an HTMLDivElement, how do I avoid doing this ?</p>

<pre><code>$('#' + $(this).id + " &gt; p").foo();
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<p>to do something like :</p>

<pre><code>($(this) + $( " &gt; p")).foo();
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