jQuery parents().get(2) vs parent().parent().parent()?

Question

JavaScript

Help me figure out which method is better and faster

Answer 1

As for the speed, I won’t say, purely visually I would choose the first option out of the two proposed.
And ideally, I would use a selector in the parents call
el.parents('.container')
el.parents('li')


Answer 2

the question concerns only the aesthetics of the code and speed.
is it correct to repeat parent() 3 times or is it better to get the result with a single call to parents().
the question can be reformulated for the 5th parent case:
parents().get(5) vs. parent().parent().parent().parent().parent()

Answer 3

Actually, the question itself appeared when analyzing the code of the Indians, a variant with the repetition of parent () is very common. And moreover, they can repeat more than 10 times.
At first I condemned this approach. But apparently their approach has the right to life.

Answer 4

.closest();