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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T23:05:48+00:00 2026-05-10T23:05:48+00:00

Given a DOM element how do I find its nearest parent with a given

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Given a DOM element how do I find its nearest parent with a given css class?

$('.editButton').click(function() {    (magic container selector goes here).addClass('editing'); }); 

I don’t want to use lots or $(…).parent().parent() since I don’t want to be bound to a particular dom structure.

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  1. 2026-05-10T23:05:48+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 11:05 pm

    This should work

    $(this).parents('.classYouWant:first').addClass('editing'); 
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