jQuery.find() vs jQuery.filter()

Difference between find() and filter() in jQuery

S.No	jQuery.find()	jQuery.filter()
1	What it does ? Searches through all the child elements in the matched set.	What it does ? Searches through all elements in the matched set
2	Description: Get the descendants of each element in the current set of matched elements, filtered by a selector.	Description: Reduce the set of matched elements to those that match the selector or pass the function's test.
3	Syntax: .find( selector ) selector: A string containing a selector expression to match elements against. .find( jQuery object ) jQuery object: A jQuery object to match elements against. .find( element ) element: An element to match elements against.	Syntax: .filter( selector ) selector: A string containing a selector expression to match the current set of elements against. .filter( function(index) ) function(index): A function used as a test for each element in the set. this is the current DOM element. .filter( element ) element: An element to match the current set of elements against. .filter( jQuery object ) jQuery object: An existing jQuery object to match the current set of elements against.

Reference:

http://beenashetty.blogspot.in/2012/08/difference-between-find-and-filter-in.html