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Get tag first parent

    

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
             $("*", document.body).each(function () {
                  var parentTag = $(this).parent().get(0).tagName;
                  alert(parentTag);
                  
             });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
      .y { background:yellow; }
  </style>

  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
       <div><button disabled="disabled">First</button> <span class="selected"></span>
            <span></span>
       </div>

  </body>
</html>

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