jQuery Traversing Ancestors ParentsUntil Example

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<h1>jQuery Traversing Ancestors - <code>parentsUntil()</code> Method</h1>
		<p>Click a button to highlight ancestor boxes of the innermost “leaf” element, stopping before the specified selector.</p>

<div class="controls">
			<button id="btn-level2">Until <code>.level2</code></button>
			<button id="btn-level3">Until <code>.level3</code></button>
			<button id="btn-level4">Until <code>.level4</code></button>
			<button id="btn-level5">Until <code>.level5</code></button>
		</div>

<div class="box outer level5" id="level5">
			Level 5 (Outermost)
			<div class="box level4" id="level4">
				Level 4
				<div class="box level3" id="level3">
					Level 3
					<div class="box level2" id="level2">
						Level 2
						<div class="box leaf" id="leaf">Leaf Element (Innermost)</div>
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<div class="info" id="infoBox">Click a button to see <code>parentsUntil()</code> in action.</div>

function highlightUntil(selector) {
					clearHighlights();
					var $anc = $('#leaf').parentsUntil(selector);
					$anc.addClass('highlight');
					var ids = $anc.map(function() { return this.id; }).get().join(' → ');
					$('#infoBox').text(
						ids
						? 'Highlighted ancestors: ' + ids
						: 'No ancestors before ' + selector
					);
				}

$('#btn-level2').click(function() {
					highlightUntil('.level2');
				});
				$('#btn-level3').click(function() {
					highlightUntil('.level3');
				});
				$('#btn-level4').click(function() {
					highlightUntil('.level4');
				});
				$('#btn-level5').click(function() {
					highlightUntil('.level5');
				});
			});
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