jQuery get parent parent id

Question

lt ul id   myList  gt   lt li gt  lt a href  www example com  gt link lt  a gt  lt  li gt   lt  ul gt    How can I get the id of the ul  myList  using jQuery  My j-script event is triggered when the a link is clicked  I have tried     this  parent   attr  id      But it gets the id of the li  I need to go one higher  and I cant attach the click to the li either

User · Accepted Answer

this  parent   parent   attr  id      Is how you would get the id of the parent s parent   EDIT     this  closest  ul   attr  id      Is a more foolproof solution for your case

User · Answer

this  closest  ul   attr  id

User · Answer

Here are 3 examples    x000D   x000D    document  on  click    ul li a   function  e    x000D      e preventDefault    x000D   x000D      var example1     this  parents  ul first   attr  id    x000D          results   append   lt p gt Result from example 1   lt strong gt     example1     lt  strong gt  lt  p gt     x000D   x000D      var example2     this  parents  ul eq 0    attr  id    x000D          results   append   lt p gt Result from example 2   lt strong gt     example2     lt  strong gt  lt  p gt     x000D     x000D      var example3     this  closest  ul   attr  id    x000D          results   append   lt p gt Result from example 3   lt strong gt     example3     lt  strong gt  lt  p gt     x000D     x000D     x000D      x000D   lt script src  https   ajax googleapis com ajax libs jquery 1 11 1 jquery min js  gt  lt  script gt  x000D   lt ul id   myList  gt  x000D     lt li gt  lt a href  www example com  gt Click here lt  a gt  lt  li gt  x000D   lt  ul gt  x000D   x000D   lt div id  results  gt  x000D     lt h1 gt Results  lt  h1 gt  x000D   lt  div gt  x000D   x000D   x000D    Let me know whether it was helpful

[jquery] jQuery: get parent, parent id?

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