The jQuery :parent selector is used to select all elements that are the parent of another element, including text nodes.
Syntax:
$(":parent")Example 1: In this example, we will select all the parent elements of the <li> by using jQuery :parent Selector.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery :parent() Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("li:parent").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1 id="geeks1">
GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2 id="geeks2">
jQuery :parent() Selector
</h2>
<div>
<li>Geek1</li>
<li></li>
<li>Geek3</li>
<li>Geek4</li>
<li></li>
<li>Geek6</li>
</div>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will add a border to the parent elements of <li> with the help of click function.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery :parent() Selector
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
$("li:parent").css(
"border", "2px solid red");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1 id="geeks1">
GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2 id="geeks2">
jQuery :parent() Selector
</h2>
<div>
<li>Geek1</li>
<li></li>
<li>Geek3</li>
<li>Geek4</li>
<li></li>
<li>Geek6</li>
<br>
<button>Add Border</button>
</div>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
