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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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---
## Description
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Every HTML element has a < code > parent< / code > element from which it < code > inherits< / code > properties.
For example, your < code > jQuery Playground</ code > < code > h3</ code > element has the parent element of < code > & #60 ; div class="container-fluid"& #62 </ code > , which itself has the parent < code > body</ code > .
jQuery has a function called < code > parent()< / code > that allows you to access the parent of whichever element you've selected.
Here's an example of how you would use the < code > parent()< / code > function if you wanted to give the parent element of the < code > left-well< / code > element a background color of blue:
< code > $("#left -well").parent().css("background-color", "blue")</ code >
Give the parent of the < code > #target1 </ code > element a background-color of red.
< / section >
## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
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tests:
- text: Your < code > left-well</ code > element should have a red background.
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testString: assert($("#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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- text: You should use the < code > & #46 ; parent& #40 ;& #41 ; </ code > function to modify this element.
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testString: assert(code.match(/\.parent\s*\(\s*\)\s*\.css/g));
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- text: The < code > & #46 ; parent& #40 ;& #41 ; </ code > method should be called on the < code > & #35 ; target1</ code > element.
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testString: assert(code.match(/\$\s*?\(\s*?(?:'|")\s*?#target1 \s*?(?:'|")\s*?\)\s*?\.parent/gi));
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- text: You should only use jQuery to add these classes to the element.
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testString: assert(code.match(/< div class = "well" id = "left-well" > /g));
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```
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## Challenge Seed
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< div id = 'html-seed' >
```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 >
<!-- Only change code above this line. -->
< 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 >
```
< / div >
< / section >
## Solution
< section id = 'solution' >
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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 >
<!-- Only change code above this line. -->
< 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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```
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