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jQuery offsetParent () method

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Examples

Background color <p> element is positioned nearest parent element:

$("button").click(function(){
$("p").offsetParent().css("background-color","red");
});

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Definition and Usage

offsetParent () method returns the first element is positioned parent.

Tip: Elements can be positioned by jQuery or CSS position property (relative, absolute or fixed).


grammar

$(selector).offsetParent()


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