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Descendent of - jQuery Plugin
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descendentOf.js
(function($) {
$.fn.descendantOf = function(parentId) {
return this.closest(parentId).length != 0;
}
})(jQuery)
/*
* USAGE
* $('#element').descendantOf('#another-element'); if #element is within #another-element then this will return true
*
*/
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