JQuery and ancestors

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Yanick - 30 Dec 2006 17:39 GMT

Is it possible, with JQuery to get only one specific element ancestor ?
For example :

<div>
<ul id="tree">
<li><a>Item 1</a>
<ul id="subTree">
<li><a>Item 1.1</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>

$('ul li a').click( function() {

// get first UL here

} );

That is, if I click on "item 1" I want to get the "tree" DOMelement,
and when I click on "item 1.1" I want to get the "subTree" DOMelement
only. How can this be achieved ?

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Yanick - 30 Dec 2006 17:45 GMT

> Is it possible, with JQuery to get only one specific element ancestor ?
> For example :
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> and when I click on "item 1.1" I want to get the "subTree" DOMelement
> only. How can this be achieved ?

I should specify : I would rather like to avoid
$(this).parent().parent() or similar syntax, and would prefer use
something like $(this).ancestors('ul')[0] or something.

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Peter Michaux - 30 Dec 2006 17:53 GMT

> Is it possible, with JQuery to get only one specific element ancestor ?

If no one here has an answer you will probably have better luck with
the jquery mailing list

<URL: http://jquery.com/discuss/>

Peter

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Kevin Scholl - 31 Dec 2006 01:25 GMT

>> Is it possible, with JQuery to get only one specific element ancestor ?
>
> If no one here has an answer you will probably have better luck with
> the jquery mailing list
>
> <URL: http://jquery.com/discuss/>

I would suggest that the luck would be better there in any circumstance.
The JQuery community is extremely helpful, and generally very quick to
respond.

Web-based access to the JQuery list (via Nabble):

http://www.nabble.com/JQuery-f15494.html

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Yanick - 31 Dec 2006 19:32 GMT

> >> Is it possible, with JQuery to get only one specific element ancestor ?
> >
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>
> --

Thanks to you both. I found this :

$(this).parents('ul:first')

I guess it's the most simple way to get this.

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