jQuery closest() find itself

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jQuery closest() find itself

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.ancestors * {//  ww  w .  j  a  va2 s  . c  o  m
  display: block;
  border: 2px solid lightgrey;
  color: lightgrey;
  padding: 5px;
  margin: 15px;
}
</style>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("span").closest("span").css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
</script>
</head>

<body class="ancestors">body (great-great-grandparent)
  <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent)
    <ul>ul (grandparent)
      <li>li (direct parent)
        <span>span</span>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</body>
</html>



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