apply selector to element and descendants

apply selector to element and descendants


i wish there were a convenient way to apply a selector to an element
and its descendants
the following works, except that it excludes the context element,
whether it matches the selector or not,
$('selector', context)
the following applies the selector to the context element and its
descendants, but additionally applies it to the context element's
siblings and their descendants,
$('selector', context.parentNode)
may i file a ticket, for applying the selector to the context element,
as well as its descendants?