How do I get the n-th level parent of an element in jQuery?

Question

When I want to get, for example, the 3rd level parent of the element I must write $(\'#element\').parent().parent().parent() Is there a more optimal method for

Answer 1

Just add :eq() selector like this:

$("#element").parents(":eq(2)")

You just specify index which parent: 0 for immediate parent, 1 for grand-parent, ...