Description:
The
parent( [selector] ) method gets the direct parent of an
element. If called on a set of elements, parent returns a set of their
unique direct parent elements.
Syntax:
Here is the simple syntax to use this method:
selector.parent( [selector] )
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Parameters:
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method:
- selector: This is optional selector to filter the parent with.
Example:
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method.
<html>
<head>
<title>the title</title>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="/jquery/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p").parent().addClass('hilight');
});
</script>
<style>
.hilight { background:yellow; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<scan>Top Element</scan>
<div">
<div>sibling<div>child</div></div>
<p>sibling</p>
<scan>sibling</scan>
<div>
</body>
</html>
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This would generate following result.
<html>
<head>
<title>the title</title>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="/jquery/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("p").parent().addClass('hilight');
});
</script>
<style>
.hilight { background:yellow; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<scan>Top Element</scan>
<div class="hilight">
<div>sibling<div>child</div></div>
<p>sibling</p>
<scan>sibling</scan>
<div>
</body>
</html>
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