? jQuery Traversing

? Quick Overview

Traversing means moving through the DOM tree to find elements related to the current element. It allows navigation upward, downward, and sideways in the DOM.

? Key Concepts

Parent and ancestor selection
Child and descendant traversal
Sibling navigation
Filtering element sets

? Syntax / Theory

? View Code Example

// Common jQuery traversing methods
parents()
parent()
children()
find()
siblings()
next()
prev()
filter()
not()

? Code Example

? View Code Example

// jQuery traversing interactions
$(document).ready(function () {
  $('#btnParents').click(function () {
    let parents = $('#item1-1').parents().map(function () {
      return this.id || this.tagName.toLowerCase();
    }).get().join(', ');
    $('#result').text('Parents of Item 1.1: ' + parents);
  });

  $('#btnChildren').click(function () {
    let children = $('#item2').children().map(function () {
      return this.id || this.tagName.toLowerCase();
    }).get().join(', ');
    $('#result').text('Children of Item 2: ' + children);
  });
});

?️ Live Output / Explanation

Clicking buttons dynamically displays related elements based on traversal method used.

? Interactive Example

Item 1
- Item 1.1
- Item 1.2
Item 2
- Item 2.1
- Item 2.2
Item 3

Interaction results will appear here...

? Use Cases

Dynamic UI manipulation
Form validation flows
Event-based DOM navigation

? Tips & Best Practices

Use parents() carefully for performance
Prefer children() when structure is known
Chain traversing methods efficiently

? Try It Yourself

Highlight siblings on hover
Count child elements dynamically
Combine find() with filter()