instance method Element#descendantOf
Element#descendantOf(ancestor) → Boolean
Checks if element
is a descendant of ancestor
.
Example
Assuming:
<div id="australopithecus">
<div id="homo-erectus">
<div id="homo-sapiens"></div>
</div>
</div>
Then:
$('homo-sapiens').descendantOf('australopithecus');
// -> true
$('homo-erectus').descendantOf('homo-sapiens');
// -> false
This method can be called either as an instance method or as a generic method. If calling as a generic, pass the instance in as the first argument.