jquery go multiple levels up to specific parent in javascript

To go multiple levels up to a specific parent element in jQuery, you can use the .parent() method multiple times. For example, if you want to go up two levels to the grandparent element, you can use .parent().parent().

Here's an example code snippet:

<div class="grandparent">
  <div class="parent">
    <div class="child">
      <button>Go to grandparent</button>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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index.tsx
const button = document.querySelector('button');
button.addEventListener('click', function() {
  const grandparent = this.parentNode.parentNode;
  console.log(grandparent);
});
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In this example, when the button is clicked, we use the .parentNode property twice to go up two levels to the grandparent element. We then log the grandparent element to the console.

Note that while using .parent() multiple times works well for going up a few levels, it can quickly become unwieldy for going up many levels. In those cases, using .closest() to find the closest matching ancestor element may be a better option.

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