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