how to select a nested li element with jquey code example

Example 1: jquery get nested element

$('#ParentDiv').find('input'); // explicitly

Example 2: jquery nested ul li

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

$.get('url', function(data){

            var $ul = $('<ul></ul>');

            function getList(item, $list) {

                $.each(item, function (key, value) {
                    var $li = $('<li />');
                    $li.append($('<a href="#">' + key + '</a>'));

                    var $subul = $("<ul/>");

                    $.each(value, function(i) {
                        var subli = $('<li/>')
                        .text(value[i])
                        .appendTo(subli);
                    });
                    $subul.append(subli);


                    $li.append($subul)

                });
            }
            getList(data, $ul);
            $ul.appendTo("div_containing_ul");
    });});