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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>jQuery .closest() Method</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#closestButton").click(function(){ alert($("span").closest("div").prop("tagName")); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div><span>This is a span inside a div.</span></div> <button id="closestButton">Get Closest Div</button> </body> </html>
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