jQuery - how to check if two elements are the same?

Question

I need to pass an element to a function and then match that specific element while traversing parent. The catch (for someone clueless like me) is that this element doesn\'t

Answer 1

Use isEqualNode to check if two elements have the same markup

this.isEqualNode(element)

Or use isSameNode to check if two elements are the same DOM node

this.isSameNode(element)