jQuery :parent Selector

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jQuery :parent Selector

The jQuery :parent selector selects all elements that have at least one child node (either an element or text).

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <style> table, th, td{ border: 1px solid black; } table{ width: 250px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>jQuery selector :parent</h1> <table> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Age</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mike</td> <td>35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jade</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("td:parent").css("background","#66ff66"); $("td:empty").css("background","#ff6666"); }); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

$(":parent")

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