JQuery: Get the parent element id of a clicked element

Question

I have a div like this:

    x
         


        

Answer 1

You should do

$(".popupCloseClass").click(function (event) {
    var id = $(this).closest("div").attr("id");
});

(you could also use $(this).parent().attr("id"); ) but using closest is safer in case you change your html structure