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jQuery closest() Method

jQuery closest() Method

 

 

The closest() method is used to return the first ancestor of the selected element. An ancestor can be a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on. In this method, traversing happens upwards from the current element. It is similar to parents() method.

 

Some of its properties are:-

 

  1. It begins with the current element
  2. Travels up the DOM tree and returns the first ancestor that matches the passed expression
  3. The returned object contains zero or one element

 

Syntax:-

 

Its syntax is:- $(selector).closest(filter, context)

 

Further Explanation:-

 

Parameter Description
filter Required. Specifies a selector expression, element, or jQuery object.
context Optional. An element within which a matching element may be found

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