<title>jQuery parent() Method to Filter Single Parent Elements</title>
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$(document).ready(function(){
$('.mysnbtn').click(function(){
$("ul li em").parent("li.last").css("color","red");
<h2>jQuery parent() Method to Filter Single Parent Elements</h2>
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<button type="button" class="mysnbtn">Click to Get Parent</button>