JQuery.find() vs JQuery.children()

Difference between find() and children() in jQuery

S.No	Jquery.find()	Jquery.children()
1	What it does ? Search through the matched elements’ child, grandchild, great-grandchild…any levels down.	What it does ? Search through the matched elements’ child only (single level down).

Summary:

Both find() and children() methods are used to filter the child of the matched elements, except the former is travels any level down, the latter is travels a single level down.

Reference:

http://www.mkyong.com/jquery/difference-between-find-and-children-in-jquery/