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---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aed308826
title: Target the Parent of an Element Using jQuery
challengeType: 6
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forumTopicId: 18321
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dashedName: target-the-parent-of-an-element-using-jquery
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---
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# --description--
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Every HTML element has a `parent` element from which it `inherits` properties.
For example, your `jQuery Playground` `h3` element has the parent element of `<div class="container-fluid">` , which itself has the parent `body` .
jQuery has a function called `parent()` that allows you to access the parent of whichever element you've selected.
Here's an example of how you would use the `parent()` function if you wanted to give the parent element of the `left-well` element a background color of blue:
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```js
$("#left -well").parent().css("background-color", "blue")
```
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Give the parent of the `#target1` element a background-color of red.
# --hints--
Your `left-well` element should have a red background.
```js
assert(
$('#left -well').css('background-color') === 'red' ||
$('#left -well').css('background-color') === 'rgb(255, 0, 0)' ||
$('#left -well').css('background-color').toLowerCase() === '#ff0000 ' ||
$('#left -well').css('background-color').toLowerCase() === '#f00 '
);
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```
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You should use the `.parent()` function to modify this element.
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```js
assert(code.match(/\.parent\s*\(\s*\)\s*\.css/g));
```
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The `.parent()` method should be called on the `#target1` element.
```js
assert(
code.match(/\$\s*?\(\s*?(?:'|")\s*?#target1 \s*?(?:'|")\s*?\)\s*?\.parent/gi)
);
```
You should only use jQuery to add these classes to the element.
```js
assert(code.match(/< div class = "well" id = "left-well" > /g));
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
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```html
< script >
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#target1 ").css("color", "red");
$("#target1 ").prop("disabled", true);
$("#target4 ").remove();
$("#target2 ").appendTo("#right -well");
$("#target5 ").clone().appendTo("#left -well");
});
< / script >
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<!-- Only change code above this line -->
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< body >
< div class = "container-fluid" >
< h3 class = "text-primary text-center" > jQuery Playground< / h3 >
< div class = "row" >
< div class = "col-xs-6" >
< h4 > #left -well</ h4 >
< div class = "well" id = "left-well" >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target1" > #target1 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target2" > #target2 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target3" > #target3 </ button >
< / div >
< / div >
< div class = "col-xs-6" >
< h4 > #right -well</ h4 >
< div class = "well" id = "right-well" >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target4" > #target4 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target5" > #target5 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target6" > #target6 </ button >
< / div >
< / div >
< / div >
< / div >
< / body >
```
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# --solutions--
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```html
< script >
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#target1 ").css("color", "red");
$("#target1 ").prop("disabled", true);
$("#target4 ").remove();
$("#target2 ").appendTo("#right -well");
$("#target5 ").clone().appendTo("#left -well");
$("#target1 ").parent().css("background-color", "red");
});
< / script >
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<!-- Only change code above this line -->
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< body >
< div class = "container-fluid" >
< h3 class = "text-primary text-center" > jQuery Playground< / h3 >
< div class = "row" >
< div class = "col-xs-6" >
< h4 > #left -well</ h4 >
< div class = "well" id = "left-well" >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target1" > #target1 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target2" > #target2 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target3" > #target3 </ button >
< / div >
< / div >
< div class = "col-xs-6" >
< h4 > #right -well</ h4 >
< div class = "well" id = "right-well" >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target4" > #target4 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target5" > #target5 </ button >
< button class = "btn btn-default target" id = "target6" > #target6 </ button >
< / div >
< / div >
< / div >
< / div >
< / body >
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```
