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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>jQuery .closest() Method - Finding Closest Ancestor</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#btn").click(function(){ $("p").closest("div").css("border", "2px solid purple"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div> <div> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </div> </div> <button id="btn">Find Closest Ancestor and Highlight</button> </body> </html>
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