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Get parents

    
<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
             var parentEls = $("span").parents()
                          .map(function () { 
                                return this.tagName; 
                              })
                          .get().join(", ");
             $("span").append(parentEls);

        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
       <div>
         <p>
          <span>
          </span>
         </p>
       </div>

  </body>
</html>








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