jQuery: hasParent Selector Function

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/*
  * Test whether argument elements are parents of the first matched element
  * @return boolean
  * @param objs
  *   a jQuery selector, selection, element, or array of elements
*/
$.fn.hasParent = function(objs) {
  // ensure that objs is a jQuery array
  objs = $(objs); var found = false;
  $(this[0]).parents().andSelf().each(function() {
    if ($.inArray(this, objs) != -1) {
      found = true;
      return false; // stops the each...
    }
  });
  return found;
}