Exercise:
Add a red color to the direct parent AND grandparent of <span>.
Hint: Use the parentsUntil() method.
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .ancestors * { display: block; border: 2px solid lightgrey; color: lightgrey; padding: 5px; margin: 15px; } </style> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ // add code here }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="ancestors"> <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent) <ul>ul (grandparent) <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </body> </html>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> .ancestors * { display: block; border: 2px solid lightgrey; color: lightgrey; padding: 5px; margin: 15px; } </style> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("span").parentsUntil("div").css({"color": "red"}); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="ancestors"> <div style="width:500px;">div (great-grandparent) <ul>ul (grandparent) <li>li (direct parent) <span>span</span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </body> </html>
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