jQuery stop function

[ziycon]

Is there a function to tell jquery to only do something on the first instance that matches then to stop.

For example I add a class to a LI to an UL with the below but it adds the LI to all ULs under it.

$("div#container ul").prepend("<li>Home</li>");

Original code:

<ul>
  <li>
    <ul>
      <li>item</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

Code needed:

<ul>
  <li>Home</li>
  <li>
    <ul>
      <li>item</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

Currently Output code:

<ul>
  <li>Home</li>
  <li>
    <ul>
      <li>Home</li>
      <li>item</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

[acoder]

You could give the UL a class and use that to select, or use the :first selector.