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  <title>jQuery .parent() vs .parents()</title>

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  <h3>.parent()</h3>

  <ul id="parent-demo">

    <li>I</li>

    <li>II

      <ul>

        <li class="item-a">A</li>

        <li>B</li>

      </ul>

    </li>

  </ul>



  <h3>.parents("ul")</h3>

  <ul id="parents-demo">

    <li>I</li>

    <li>II

      <ul>

        <li class="item-a">A</li>

        <li>B</li>

      </ul>

    </li>

  </ul>



  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    $("#parent-demo li.item-a").parent().css("outline", "2px solid red");

    $("#parents-demo li.item-a").parents("ul").css("outline", "2px solid blue");

  </script>

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