jQuery <li> get parent div element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Selecting the Specific Ancestor Elements in jQuery</title> <style> *{/*w ww . j av a 2 s. co m*/ margin: 10px; } .frame{ border: 2px solid green; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("li").parents("div").addClass("frame"); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h1>Hello World</h1> <p>This is a <em>simple paragraph</em>.</p> <ul> <li>Item One</li> <li>Item Two</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>