closest method
The closest method searches for
the closest parent element that matches
the specified CSS selector, while the
element itself is also included in the
search.
Syntax
element.closest('selector');
Example
Let's find among the parents of an element
the element with the class www:
<div class="www" id="parent2">
<div class="ggg" id="parent1">
<p class="zzz" id="child"></p>
</div>
</div>
let elem = document.querySelector('#child');
let parent = elem.closest('.www');
console.log(parent.id);
The code execution result:
'parent2'
Example
Let's find among the parents of an element
the element with the class www. As
a result, we will get a reference to the
element itself, since it has this
class itself:
<div class="www" id="parent2">
<div class="www" id="parent1">
<p class="www" id="child"></p>
</div>
</div>
let elem = document.querySelector('#child');
let parent = elem.closest('.www');
console.log(parent.id);
The code execution result:
'child'
