get closest previous sibling using jquery in javascript

To get the closest previous sibling element using jQuery, you can use the prev() method. This method returns the immediately preceding sibling of the selected element.

Here's an example:

index.tsx
// get the closest previous sibling element of #myElement
var prevSibling = $('#myElement').prev();
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In this example, the prev() method is called on the jQuery object that selects the #myElement element. The variable prevSibling will contain the jQuery object for the closest previous sibling element of #myElement.

You can also use an optional selector argument with the prev() method to get the closest previous sibling element that matches a specific selector. For example:

index.tsx
// get the closest previous sibling element with class 'myClass' of #myElement
var prevSibling = $('#myElement').prev('.myClass');
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In this case, the prev() method is called with the .myClass selector as an argument. The variable prevSibling will contain the jQuery object for the closest previous sibling element of #myElement that has the class myClass.