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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("button").click(function () { $("p").closest("ul").css("background-color", "yellow"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery DOM Traversing Methods: closest()</h1> <div> <ul> <li> <p>List 1</p> </li> <li> <p>List 2 </p> </li> <li> <p>List 3</p> </li> <li> <p>List 4</p> </li> <li> <p>List 5</p> </li> </ul> </div> <button>Click Here to Test .closest()</button> </body> </html>
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