Javascript examples for jQuery Method and Property:parentsUntil
selecting p, li and div between the span and the body element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .ancestors * {/* www . ja va 2 s .c om*/ 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(){ $("span").parentsUntil("body", "p, li, div").css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"}); }); </script> </head> <body class="ancestors"> body <div style="width:500px;">div <ul>ul <li>li <p>p (direct parent) <span>span</span> </p> </li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>