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---
title: getParentsUntil
tags: browser,intermediate
firstSeen: 2021-01-05T22:47:21+02:00
lastUpdated: 2021-01-06T13:04:18+02:00
---
Finds all the ancestors of an element up until the element matched by the specified selector.
- Use `Node.parentNode` and a `while` loop to move up the ancestor tree of the element.
- Use `Array.prototype.unshift()` to add each new ancestor to the start of the array.
- Use `Element.matches()` to check if the current element matches the specified `selector`.
```js
const getParentsUntil = (el, selector) => {
let parents = [],
_el = el.parentNode;
while (_el && typeof _el.matches === 'function') {
parents.unshift(_el);
if (_el.matches(selector)) return parents;
else _el = _el.parentNode;
}
return [];
};
```
```js
getParentsUntil(document.querySelector('#home-link'), 'header');
// [header, nav, ul, li]
```