The offsetParent( ) method returns a jQuery collection with the positioned parent of the first matched element.
This is the first parent of the element that has position (as in relative or absolute). This method only works with visible elements.
Here is the simple syntax to use this method:
selector.offsetParent( )
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method:
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