I think the method you are looking for is closest
On Jan 28, 12:39 pm, kgosser <kgos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, pretty noob question here. I have this example: > > <div> > <form> > <div> > <label>Example</label> > <input type="text"/> > </div> > </form> > </div> > > Now let's say there's this jQuery: > > $("input").click(function(){ > $(this).parent("form").css("color","#F00"); > > }); > > My question: Does the parent() method work like that, or do I need to > do something like $(this).prev().prev() to get to the form? I guess > I'm trying to better understand how flexible the parent() and children > () methods are. > > Thanks in advance.