Search element with closest() - Javascript jQuery Method and Property

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Search element with closest()

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.ancestors * {//from   w w  w .j a  v  a 2 s .com
    display: block;
    border: 2px solid lightgrey;
    color: lightgrey;
    padding: 5px;
    margin: 15px;
}
</style>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    var listItemII = document.getElementById("dom");
    $("li").closest("ul",listItemII).css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
</script>
</head>

<body class="ancestors">body
  <div style="width:500px;">div
    <ul id="dom">ul
    <ul id="dom">ul
      <li>li<span>span</span></li>
    </ul>
    </ul>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

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