jqueryHow do I use the jQuery closest() function?
The jQuery closest()
function is used to find the closest ancestor of the selected element. It traverses up the DOM tree until it finds an element that matches the provided selector.
Example code
$("div").closest("p")
This code will find the closest <p>
ancestor of the <div>
element.
Code explanation
$("div")
: This selects the<div>
element.closest("p")
: This finds the closest<p>
ancestor of the<div>
element.
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