JS/jQuery: Get depth of element?

Question

What\'s the easiest way to get the depth of an element in pure JavaScript or jQuery? By \"depth\" I mean how many elements deep is it nested, or how many ancestors does it h

Answer 1

function elementDepth(el){
	var depth = 0
	while(null!==el.parentElement){
		el = el.parentElement
		depth++
	}
	return depth
}
console.log(elementDepth(document.getElementById('test')))

  Hi

It says 3 in this example because it counts the outer

, the and the tag.

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