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How do I get the n-th level parent of an element in jQuery?

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When I want to get, for example, the 3rd level parent of the element I must write $('#element').parent().parent().parent() Is there a more optimal method for this?

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answered 13 Years ago geovannil · Accepted Answer

Since parents() returns the ancestor elements ordered from the closest to the outer ones, you can chain it into eq():

$('#element').parents().eq(0);  // Father.

$('#element').parents().eq(2);  // Great-grandfather.