Count the parent elements by tag name in jQuery
Description
The following code shows how to count the parent elements by tag name.
Example
<html>
<head>
<script
src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {<!-- www .j av a 2 s . co m-->
$("span").click(function() {
var len = $("span").parents("div").length;
alert(len);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<div>
<span>Hello ja va2s.com</span>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>